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Hello everyone, welcome to the channel of @三uncle's three-day vlog.
Today is the 8th day of the children's trip to Thailand.
Today is arguably the longest day on the Chiang Mai Citywalk, turning back to Chiang Mai Old City from Nimmanahaeminda Road in the morning, following Siri Mangkalajarn Road and heading south to Suthep Road to visit Wat Suan Dok.
Then walk along Suthep Road and walk into the Saun Dok Gate of Chiang Mai Old City, where you choose to live in the southwest of Chiang Mai Old City today.
In the afternoon, go from Samlarn Road to Nong Buak Haad Public Park, just past Wat Phuak Hong.
Then head north along Arak Road on the west side of Chiang Mai's ancient city, go around back to Wat Phra Singh, and head north along Singharat Road at the very popular Fern Forest Cafe
Eat a hearty dinner, unfortunately just in time for the rain.
After dinner, umbrella and a few postcards back to the Sriphum Post Office, today is just in time for the big celebration at the Three Kings Monument.
Later, the children took a tuktuk to enjoy the night view of Wat Lok Moli, and then took a tuktuk to Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, the largest night market in Chiang Mai, and ate a delicious Thai street food.
On this day, the children walked a total of about 10 kilometers, and with the previous trip, they basically walked all over the ancient city of Chiang Mai today.
At 9:20 a.m., go to breakfast, today's breakfast is quite rich, there are meat, eggs and fried noodles and fried rice, eat more, today's main action is Chiang Mai Citywalk.
After breakfast, at 10 o'clock in the morning, sit on the side of the road and rest for a while, today's weather is a little cloudy, maybe there will be a big sun.
The children went back to their rooms to study the map and finally decided to walk back to the ancient city of Chiang Mai.
At 11.10am, depart from Siri Mangkalajarn Road and head south to Suthep Road before turning around Wat Suan Dok.
Yesterday, I simply turned around the famous Nimmanhaemin neighborhood in Chiang Mai, and I felt that it was not very suitable for children, and the children themselves felt that it was more fun in the ancient city of Chiang Mai, so today I chose to return to the ancient city of Chiang Mai, in large part of the reason, there are still some places in the ancient city of Chiang Mai that have not been turned.
In fact, in the northwest of Chiang Mai Old Town, between Chiang Mai Old City and Chiang Mai University (Chiang Mai Mai University) there is a Nimmanahaeminda Road, referred to as Nimman Road, which is famous for Chiang Mai's fashion and creative gathering area, and is also a favorite place for young tourists from all over the world to Chiang Mai.
There are a lot of cars on the main road of Nimmanahaeminda Road, which is very noisy, and the commonly known as Nimmanahaeminda Road in Chiang Mai usually refers to a fishbone-shaped creative district, from Huay Kaew Road in the north to Suthep Road in the south, from Nimmanahaeminda Road in the west to Siri in the north-south direction of Siri mangkalajarn road）。
This creative district is mainly concentrated in an odd number of side streets on the east side of Nimmana Road, from One Nimman in the far north to Nimmana Haeminda Road Lane 1-17 in odd numbers to the south.
Walking in these alleys, you will see a variety of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants, etc., many of which are said to be opened by designers, artists and entertainment stars, especially here there are a special concentration of restaurants in Japan and South Korea, and there are also many massage parlors here, and it seems that there are more massage parlors than restaurants in Chiang Mai.
In fact, the development of this area of Ningman Road has not been long, so why did hundreds of Internet celebrity stores suddenly appear here? Why did Ningman Road suddenly become popular in Chiang Mai in recent years?
As we all know, Thailand is almost the only country in Asia that has survived two world wars, the country has been stable for a long time, and it is a monarchy with a national belief in Buddhism, so the life of the Thai locals, including speech and demeanor, is always full of smiles and brightness.
In particular, the northern part of Thailand is the only region in the tropics where you can feel the changes of the four seasons, so Chiang Mai is a very famous tourist city even for Thai locals.
In Bangkok, in Chiang Mai, you can feel the composition of tourists here, especially close to the original proportion of the population of the world, that is to say, walking on the streets of Bangkok or Chiang Mai, tourists from all over the world can almost see it, especially in the crowded night market, which makes you instantly lose whether this is in Asia or Europe and the United States.
Chiang Mai's most famous ancient city, Chiang Mai, is a small square city with temples, hotels, bars and restaurants, which is relatively quaint and not suitable for creative development.
Therefore, the area of Ningman Road in the northwest outside the ancient city will have the opportunity to develop into a petty bourgeois creative district dominated by online celebrity shops and a must-choose in Chiang Mai's travel list.
On July 2, 1997, the Asian financial turmoil swept through Thailand, and soon the storm swept through Malaysia, Singapore, East Asia, China, Japan, South Korea and other countries, and this storm broke the scene of rapid economic development in Asia.
Since then, Thailand's creative industries have begun to gain more and more attention. Today, more than 20 years later, the creative ability of young Thai people is more prominent, especially some creative advertising films, which can better reflect the brain power and vitality of Thai young people.
Returning to the creative road of Ningman Road development, it is probably only gradually taking shape in the past 10 years. In fact, the rise of Nimman Road probably started with the 1,000 baht banknote, which was printed with the head of King Bhumiphon Adunyadet, King Rama IX, who influenced and even reconstructed contemporary Thailand. The richest and most literary king in the world had a camera around his neck.
Bhumibol Adulyadej was the only Thai monarch born in the United States, who moved to Switzerland with his mother at the age of 6 and got his first camera at the age of 7.
Whether it's a major anniversary, a birthday, a formal or an informal occasion, he brings his beloved camera to attend. Even in old age, he never leaves his hand.
This kind of literary and artistic atmosphere has infiltrated the lives of Thai people from top to bottom, especially affecting the younger generation.
Because it is adjacent to Chiang Mai University in the western suburbs of Chiang Mai, the artistic atmosphere of Ninman Road is naturally stronger. It is said that many graduates of Chiang Mai University do not want to go out to work and open a small shop on Ninhmann Road to do something they like. After all, in Chiang Mai, there is no pressure to be forced by life every day, and more people enjoy the warmth and peace of life.
Ningman Road gathers a large number of young people from all over the world, perhaps because of the introduction of pre-travel guides, or because of the travel recommendations of friends, or because of the leisure life of the locals and never want to leave.
However, most shops on Ninman Road usually close at 5 or 7 p.m., only restaurant proofing is later, and in Chiang Mai, all bars and convenience stores are not allowed to sell all kinds of alcohol after 12 midnight. In this seemingly relaxed city, even the nightlife is full of restraint.
In other words, now Ningman Road is like a healthy teenager in the flowering season, and is at the age when he is most eager to know and easiest to learn about the outside world.
It can also be said that the brain power and vitality of young people, as well as their attitude towards life and mental state, have created the development of Ningman Road and established its position in the hearts of tourists from all over the world.
However, the children are still young and have not yet experienced the fun of young people, and it is estimated that in a few years, they will also like Ningman Road.
After about 15 minutes of walking, you will reach the intersection of Suthep Road, where there is a small shopping mall on the east side of the road, Suandok Park. There are plenty of restaurants, fast food outlets and coffee shops, and it is also a popular spot for local Chiang Mai University students.
In addition, there is an 8-storey parking lot next to it, which has direct access to the Suan Dok Hospital (Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital).
Soon we came to Suthep Road, which is a road from the Saun Dok Gate to Chiang Mai University at the foot of Doi Suthep, which is one of the busiest main roads in Chiang Mai.
A little west along Suthep Road, there are two cafes and a police station to the south, the Faculty of Dentistry (CMU) of Chiang Mai University to the north, and the famous Wat Suan Dok (Wat Suan Dok) in the large courtyard further south of the road.
My sister walked into the café with my mother, and my brother took me along the road to enter the gate, which turned out to be the North Campus of Mahachulalongkornkorn**idyalaya University.
The university is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand and the oldest Buddhist university in Thailand.
Wat Suan Dok is famous for its large openwork gold-domed Buddha hall. This hall is a building that is semi-open all year round, and it is transparent and bright.
Passing through the east side behind the main Buddha hall, there is a large parking lot in the south distance, and next to the south side of the Buddha hall is a green space, and there are several towering ancient trees standing on the road, showing the historical age of the temple.
On the west side of the Great Buddha Hall, under a large golden pagoda, a piece of Buddha bone relics is placed.
A large group of iconic pure white stupas in the northwest of the temple is actually the burial place of the Lanna royal family in Chiang Mai.
After about half an hour at Wat Suan Dok, it was 12 noon, and I walked back to the busy Suthep Road, where the Suthep Mountains were shrouded in clouds, but it was still sunny here, the sun was indeed very hot, and I was already soaking wet in a T-shirt and carrying a bag.
My sister and her mother are still resting in the café (na wat coffee), let's go in and cool off for a while, and the police at the police station next to it also seem to use the two cafes on the street as a place for meetings and rest.
After another 10 minutes, after cooling down, we continued our journey along Suthep Road all the way east to the Saun Dok Gate in the old city of Chiang Mai, and finally to the hotel in the old city.
There are trees on the side of the road, it is quite comfortable to stroll, just passing by an elementary school, Wat Suan Dok School (Wat Suan Dok School), there are many snack bars on the roadside, but at noon, there are not many people eating.
When Ben was in Bangkok before he came to Chiang Mai, the children planned to go around Chiang Mai University, because in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, they intuitively felt that it was fun, big and beautiful, like a big park.
But then I heard that Chiang Mai University can't play casually, not only does it charge but also can only take a battery car around, and they lost interest for a while, but then again, Chiang Mai University is really not small.
Stretching from the foot of Doi Suthep to the west gate of Chiang Mai Old Town, I feel that except for the area around Ninh Muang Road, the west side of Chiang Mai Old City is the sphere of influence of Chiang Mai University. No, on the north side of Suthep Road, there are buildings that are also from Chiang Mai University.
Chiang Mai is located in the north of Thailand and is the second largest city in Thailand, and most of Thailand's universities have been concentrated in the capital Bangkok, which makes it difficult for students from other regions to achieve their aspirations for quality universities.
Since 1950, the people of Northern Thailand have called for the establishment of a university in Chiang Mai.
Thailand** also realized and believed that the establishment of a famous university in the north of Thailand, where agriculture is more developed, was a top priority, so according to the 1958 local education development plan, Thailand** established the first regional university in Chiang Mai, which is located at the foot of Doi Suthep Mountain, Chiang Mai Province, which has more than 700 years of history, traditional culture and beautiful natural scenery.
On March 29, 1960, Thailand** officially approved the establishment of Chiang Mai University.
On June 18, 1964, Chiang Mai University officially opened its enrollment classes.
On January 24, 1965, King Rama IX Bhumiphon Adunyadet and Queen Sirikit visited Chiang Mai University to inaugurate the university.
The establishment of Chiang Mai University is a major event that the people of Northern Lanna are proud of.
On March 7, 2008, Chiang Mai University was officially established as a national university and the only national university in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai University is best known for its engineering and medical programs.
Just north of Suthep Road is the Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, also known locally as Suandok Hospital because it is located near Wat Songdeok.
Suandok Hospital is said to have been established in 1959 and serves more than 1 million patients every year.
The 15-storey Sujinno Building, which was officially inaugurated by King Bhumibol in 1985, is named after Luang Puwaen Sujinno, a famous monk from northern Thailand.
The Susino Building, a follower of the monk, was built in 1978 to commemorate his 90th birthday, and in 1985 he passed away at the Songde Hospital, which is said to have spent 1 billion baht to modernize the building's facilities a few years ago.
Just around Sundeok Hospital are the Faculty of Medicine (CMU), the Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences (CMU) and the Faculty of Medicine (CMU) at Chiang Mai University.
As we continue to the east, the view becomes wider and wider, and there is a lonely ancient pagoda in the courtyard on the south side of the road, which seems to be the remains of an abandoned temple.
In the courtyard is the Anniversary Archives of Thailand, the National Museum for Her Majesty's 60th Birthday.
Ahead of you is the west gate of the ancient city of Chiang Mai, the Saun Dok Gate, which can also be transliterated as Suan Dok Gate. Pine (suan) means garden or park in Thai, and dok is an abbreviation for (dok mai), which means flower in Thai.
In those days, not far from this city gate, there was a flower-filled and fragrant *** Lanna kings and rulers would take their families and royal retinues to the garden to relax and occasionally bathe in the pond, which later became Wat Suan Dok, and the west gate of the ancient city of Chiang Mai was the gate to the garden, so it was also called the garden gate (Saun Dok Gate).
Walking through the garden gate, we continued to walk south along the Arak Road, the inner ring road of the moat of the ancient city of Chiang Mai, although most of the time walking in the shade of trees, but at this time the children looked tanned, not to mention, the weather today has gone so far, it is really quite workout for the children, and you can get to the hotel after holding on for a while.
There were too many cars on Arak Road, so the kids decided to go deeper into the old city and find some quiet paths to walk, so we crossed the street to bypass the Northern Region School for the Blind, a massage school for the blind sponsored by the Queen, with a massage parlor for the blind.
Walking into Samlarn Soi 1, it was a little quieter, but unfortunately there was almost no shade on the road, so the children had to carry umbrellas.
There are really no tourists in the ancient city during the day, not to mention that it is now noon, it seems that few people will come out in the sun, look at the mobile map, and continue to turn into the narrower Ratchamanka 9 Alley.
This time can be completely quiet, in fact, basking in the sun walking and sweating so that it is quite comfortable, this kind of weather will sweat as soon as you move, it is better to move more, sweat more, but will feel more comfortable, after a while to the hotel you can take a shower and blow the air conditioner to cool down.
Then turn into Arak 7 Alley, stroll in this small alley, although there is no shade, but you will also feel a little quieter, the roadside seems to be the homes of local residents, although they all live in the ancient city, but in comparison, it is much more natural than the ancient city of Pingyao.
On the side of the road is another exquisite massage parlor (Makkha Health &SPA), and then turn into Ratchamanka 8 Alley, in the ancient city of Chiang Mai, there is really a feeling that the smell of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley.
At the end of the road, you will come to Ratchamanka Road, across the road is Wat Muen Ngoen Kong Municipal School, next to Wat Muen Ngoen Kong, it is said that there is also a reclining Buddha in the temple, and the name of the temple means the temple of Wan Qian Dui.
But at this moment, the children are no longer interested in visiting the temple, and now what they want is to hurry to the hotel to rest.
Continue east along Ratchamanka Road and you will come across a traffic light, which is rare in the old city, and turn south to Samlarn Road.
The Wing Boutique Hotel Chiang Mai is located on Samlarn 4 Alley, which is not expensive and is a four-star hotel.
At 12:50 p.m., the children successfully arrived at the hotel, so they quickly took a shower and turned on the air conditioner to rest and rest.
The room we stayed in was on the first floor, and the smoking area of the hotel was just outside the first floor, which was very convenient even if it was in the middle of the night.
At 14:30 in the afternoon, the children were almost rested, and we set off again.
Head south from Samlarn Road to Wat Phuak Hong and continue south to Nong Buak Haad Public Park, the only public park in the old city, located in the southwest corner of Chiang Mai's Old Town.
Overall, Boha Park is a tree-lined resting place with ponds, fountains, and fish, making it a great park for families to do together.
After 1 hour of playing in Paja Park, we walked out of the South Gate and passed by Ku Hueang Corner, the southwest corner of Chiang Mai's ancient city.
Turn around and walk north along Arak Road, and you come across a Chinese supermarket, just in time to go in and buy a few postcards.
Continuing north with a postcard, you soon came to a metro money exchange with an acceptable exchange rate and some Thai baht cash.
With the money in hand, I started to walk more energetically, and there was a lively scene across the road, as if it was a school, and the map showed that it was Wattanothai Payap School Chiang Mai. It is said that the school has a strong royal background.
Turn onto Ratchamanka Road from Arak Road and head east, just past a Wat Methang temple, which is considered by locals to be Changlan Temple, but it is indeed marked on the map as Thai cuisine taught in Chinese.
The kids wanted to go to the Forest Cafe for dinner, so we had to walk along the alley and turn into Ratchamanka 9 Alley, which is really narrow enough.
Then continue to Arak 7 Alley, as if you are back in the alley you walked through at noon, then walk north along Ratchamanka 8 Alley, turn into Samlarn Soi 1, and continue a little further east to Samlarn Road.
Heading north along Samlarn Road, we soon walked back to Wat Phra Singh, but unfortunately we didn't have time to go in today.
Continue north to Intrawarorot Road, west of Wat Prasat, Wat Pha Boong, and see the little monk who welcomes visitors.
It's almost 16 p.m., and it's still a short distance away from the forest café where the children want to go, and it seems to be just in time for school to end, and the Horpra School is next to the road.
The students sat on the floor and looked comfortable, dressed as if they were their school uniforms.
Continue north, almost to Wiang Kaew Road, pass by Wat Dab Pai again, the long-awaited Fern Forest Cafe is on the side of Wiang Kaew Road, when it suddenly rains, just in time, hurry into the café for a big meal.
It is said that the owner has his own coffee plantation, and this is more than just a café.
The kids ordered.
A spaghetti marinara, a spaghetti with tomato sau and choconut
With chocolate hot, I ordered a tom yum kung soup and an espresso hot.
After dinner, the children were reluctant to leave. But if they don't go, they have to go, and they have to go to the post office to buy stamps and mail postcards.
After a short detour along Singharat 4 Alley back to Wiang Kaew Road, you soon come to Phrapokklao Road, where the post office is the Sriphum Post Office next to the Three Kings Monument.
The children were lucky enough to buy stamps before the post office closed and sit in the café next to it (kaffe 151) to write postcards, and they had to hurry up because the café was about to close.
I walked across Ratvithi Road to see the Three Kings Monument, but I didn't expect that there would be a major event here today, and the rarely seen Thai police would be on the streets to maintain order.
After writing the postcards, the children put the stamps and threw them into the mailbox, and then went to Wat Inthakhin Sadue Muang (Wat Inthakhin Sadue Muang) to have a look.
It was getting dark, and suddenly my brother said that the Wat Lok Moli temple in the north of the ancient city of Chiang Mai is very beautiful, so it is better to go and see it now that it is dark.
So, they took a tuktuk with a grab and ran to Wat Lok Moli.
At about 7:30 p.m., take a tuktuk and head straight to Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, also known as the Changklan Road Night Market
The Changkang Road Night Market consists of several markets, including Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, Ploen Ruedee Nightmarket, Kalare Night Bazaar, and Anusarn Market to the south.
After watching the performance at the Caoduo Night Market, the children decided to go back to the street food plaza for some supper, a coconut, and a fried ice cream.
After eating a taxi called, at half past 22 in the evening, we returned to the hotel, the smoking area outside the hotel is very convenient and comfortable, it is particularly cool to sit outside at night, but there will always be tourists here to sit and smoke and drink and chat, it is difficult to wait for the vacant seats.
I will leave Chiang Mai tomorrow and return to Beijing, so I will be reluctant to sleep tonight, sit in front of the computer to sort out the materials, and go out to smoke a cigarette if I have nothing to do.
Before I knew it, it was already half past five in the morning, and before dawn, some street shops began to be busy again, preparing for the sunrise of the new day.
I remember that there were tourists sitting here chatting at 3 o'clock in the middle of the night last night, and now I can finally enjoy it to myself.
Today I visited a temple outside the ancient city, Songdeok Temple, also called Garden Temple, the story behind this temple is even more wonderful than Shuanglong Temple, do you want to know?
Let's move on to the next issue.