A couple of tiger pictures from The Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai.

The small ones we played with the big ones we watched.

Yes his eyes are really that color...see below.

We visited a couple of hill tribes while we stayed in Thailand. These are from the Kayan (Karon) people most people know them as Padoung (Padong) or in the west Long Neck women. Only the women wear the coils. There are reported to have a population of 7000. Only 300 have fled to Thailand but I suspect because of the the conditions in Myanmar (Burma) that more have come.

The women are very friendly and always have time to chat, smile, or pose for a picture.

One of the long neck girls at the hill tribe Nico and I visited.

She was singing a song to her friend across the path. Her friend would join in and they would sing songs together. They were so cute.

on the elephant ride....woo hoo. A trek through the jungle to the hill tribes....we stopped for a couple pictures.

A small statue elephant looking over the mote that surrounds the inner city.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

This first shot was from inside the main temple that you can start to see to the right of the Golden Tomb in the next picture.

Two monks on their way to class. This compound also acts as a monk university.

The golden tomb where a part of Buddha's body actually rests.
One of the four gates that stand at North South West and East.
A tomb of an old monk framed by the pillars that make up a railing of the main Golden tombAnother location I was told there are more than 1500 temples in the city of Chiang Mai.
This one also serves as an Elementary school.

A shot of one of the original librarys...supposed to be around 400~500 years old.

Other buildings at the elementary school Temple. Apparently there are two things that every boy must face. One is being a monk for 1-2 years, and the other is Military service...often military service is served right after being a monk.
Below is an interior shot of the building on the right in the pic above.A nice reflection shot caught a couple seconds before the monks left.
A group of young trainees going about their daily lives.