It was Khamma's inspired idea to take the family to Ratchaphruek Gardens for our first afternoon in Chiang Mai. The weather was grey and dull but it wasn't raining and ideal for walking around this beautiful area of Chiang Mai.
I was a little bit disappointed that there was only a few other people there; maybe because it was a Friday afternoon, but nevertheless more visitors would have added to the atmosphere. We sauntered around for a couple hours including looking at last year's international exhibition where several countries had a space in which to create a theme representing an image of their country. It certainly looked looked like last year's stock! It was ill maintained and in parts very run down. It was, in part, the old Thai tradition of permanent temporariness. There is a stop and ride service to save you walking between the main sites, which is very useful in rather humid conditions.
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