Another early start and travel by bus and small jitney trucks to visit two hill tribes - the Akho and the Mein. We drove up into the hills just like the locals over bumpy roads.
Learning about the hill tribes was absolutely fascinating.
Please look at the Picasa photo stream for more pictures.
Then it was time to leave Chiang Rai and make our way by bus to Chiang Mai through lots of hills, national forests, jungles, and rice fields.
First stop was a temple in Chiang Rai in wedding cake style, all white and quite surreal, the efforts of a successful contemporary Thai artist.
After a good four hour ride we arrived at Le Meridien Chiang Mai, and we got a suite - what a gorgeous set of rooms. We have two giant screen TVs, 3 sinks, a shower and a tub, and a wonderful view from the 17th floor. One could get lost in our suite. Gorgeous!
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