Birthday Trip: 5D4N Chiangmai-Chiangrai (part 4/4)

Day 4: Exploring the city

The last day before we return the car, we went around exploring the city.. First we went up to Doi Suthep temple perched atop the mountain 15km away from Chiangmai city, however, it takes about 1 hour drive as the drive isn't an easy one.. 

On our way, we witnessed a fatal accident, the victims' bodies were twisted from broken backbone and there was a lot of debris on the road, we dare not look and just drove on.. Luckily I wasn't driving.. 

At the bottom of the stairs up to Doi Suthep

Looking back down from the top

Fortune telling sticks

A section of the temple

Fresh orchids

A Hmong girl resting after a hard work "performing" 

So spiritual that this tourist was chanting at the tree

From the entrance to Doi Suthep

On returning to the city, we stopped by Chiangmai Premium Outlet where each of us bought a shoe and some clothes.. it's not your usual premium outlet, the big brands were missing, only the mid-range and some unheard of brands..

Beside the premium outlet is a Starbucks outlet.. it's unique and it's pretty..

The side entrance

Front facade of Starbucks

Inside Starbucks

 After enjoying a drink inside Starbucks, we proceed to return our car near the airport.. The office of Budget Car Rental is located opposite Centralplaza, however not many Uber drivers know this place. there's a famous Korean grill restaurant beside it, and it's easier to find rides using that as the pickup point..

Office counter

Found a perfect parking spot just right at the door

After that, we just grabbed a ride to the Night market.. it's so huge that from 5pm to 12am we were there, we only managed to cover 1 street.. there's like 3 or more stretch of the night market that we didn't even cover..

And yes, it is super super crowded and packed, people jostling for space.. I would say it's 10x worse then Connaught night market, famous in Kuala Lumpur..

Near Tha Phae gate

This trip was made possible sponsored by my friends for my birthday and they also bought me dinner to celebrate..