Journey of Life

On the Saturday morning, Mr. Mouthien's wife, Mrs. Nhai, picked us up at 9.00 am for a full-day tour to Mae Taeng district, about 60 km from the city center. This is unsurprising, as visiting elephants is the top tourist activity in Chiang Mai and most of our time in Thailand. Other than sitting on an elephant, ox cart riding and bamboo rafting were unique activities that we experienced all in one place. We spent almost 4 hours at Mae Taeng Elephant Park, where a halal lunch buffet was included with the package. Instead of a buffet, our lunch was served, as we were the only Muslim family that day. Mrs. Nhai informed us that most of the elephant camps were experiencing deterioration in visitors, especially the Chinese tourists. Some of the small park may need to close shops. Hey! What's wrong with my tummy?? Let's feed the elephant Later after the show, Nu'man and I take the chance to ride them The elephant parade marked the beginning of the show. ...

Before that, Nu'man wanted to swim in the pool even though he felt hesitant due to the Covid-19 pandemic. No one could be seen at the pool area so Nu'man and I just lay back by the poolside. While yesterday we explored the inner city of the Chiang Mai city wall, today we went further to explore a bit to the northwest. Most were museums dedicated to several folklore people apart from the Lanna. At 10:30 am, we went to the Highland People Discovery Museum. Initially, we would like to first visit their village; however, it was closed for renovation. So we continued to the museum located just beside the village. Free entry to the museum but a tip is very welcome. We were greeted by a delightful lady once we stepped into the museum. There were only us in that museum, as you expected. :P The museum was rather small Nice steps into the museum She was very friendly This floor has several videos explaining tribe's history List of hill tribe people in the nor...