Chiang Mai

Seven days Chiang Mai. This was especially the Yi Peng & Loi Krathong-Feierei, but also: - sleep a lot - sleep little - plan the further trip (including various flight and car rental bookings) - play Ultimate - coincidentally Nora (player from Germany, which I already meet long) and celebrate their birthday - excellent food at the joke price (also Burmese, I ...

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Yi Peng & Loi Krathong

The November full moon is the festival of lights among Buddhists. In Myanmar it is called "Tazaungdiang" and is often celebrated with spectacular illuminated self-made balloons. Since my Myanmar visa was no longer valid for the November full moon, I chose the counterpart in Chiang Mai / Thailand. Here it is celebrated on the one hand as "Loi Krathong". Krathongs are artful little boats, mostly made of banana leaves and ...

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