Chang Mai

Up to the north of Thailand! Chang Mai is an amazing city. It's temples are complexes made of a bigger temple and some smaller very beautifull ones a bit diferent to those in central Thailand, with centres for teaching and studying and something going on all the time. They are very welcoming and gave us the chance to chat with a monk and talk to him about his life in the temples. We were lucky and got there for the weekend so we could explore the saturday and sunday night markets in the centre of the city, full of people nice shops and delicious food! We were also there a few days before the Lantern Festival so the city was full of lanterns, getting ready for the big festival the next weekend. Although we didn't get to see the sending of all the lights up in the sky we did see a few people sending them at night. We also visited the Elephant Conservation Centre, a few kilometers out of the city, were we had the chance to ride one of the trough the jungle anp play a bit with these amazing animals!