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Visiting old Chiang mai old city ( part 2 )

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  Hi! everybody . From the last article, I told you about the local market which you can visit in the early morning before visiting temples in the old city and I was mentioned the other market which also very interesting to visit as well " Warorot Market ". Warorot Market is the biggest local fresh market in the town of Chiang Mai. For local people, they call this market " Kad Luang " which means a big market  ( Kad means market, Luang means very big ). The market was built firstly about 100 years ago. It is located about 1 km. eastern direction from the old city. When I was a child to go to this market with my mother I felt like going to a shopping mall, it was so big, many things selling there and a lot of people. Now a day this market still one of the famous shopping areas for local people, Thai tourists, and Foreigner tourist because they can find almost every things here. Inside the market is the area of selling food. You will enjoy observing local people do...
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Visiting Chiang Mai Old City (part 1)

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  Hi everybody! Today’s story I would like to give you some information about sightseeing   which you can do on   your own in the town of Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is well known for nature, culture and historical places. About historical places mostly you will be able to found it in the old temples especially in the old city area ( inside the old city wall ). The old city area is about 4 square kilometers ( about 1.5 square miles) There about 40 old temples located in this area. I know you may not have enough time to explore all of them and have no idea which one you should go. Let me help you with this. Before you explore the old city of Chiang Mai, I have another place which I would like to recommend you to visit it is a local market. It is a great place that you can experience a local lifestyle. If you are an early morning person it is a good time for you to explore Chiang mai old city since early morning. You can start your activities by going to a local market...
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About Chiangmai

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Chiangmai  Hi everybody! My name is UKRIT. I am a local Chiang mai people. I live in Chiang mai since I was born. My home town is a very famous tour destination for Thai people and foreigner travellers. Therefore I would like to share all information which I know about my home town to you and  I hope it will be a good tips for you to know when you come to Chiang mai.  For this column I would like to share a general information of Chiang mai which you may want to know. Thailand is one of the country in southeast asia there are 76 provinces not including Bangkok which is a special administrative division. There are 4 parts of the country, northern, northeastern, southern and central.  Chiangmai is located in the north of Thailand. It was founded in 1296 by the King Mengrai the first king of Mengrai dynasty, Lanna Kingdom which was a strong and powerful kingdom in this region. The area of Chiang mai is 20,107 square kilometers (7,763 sq mi) and there are about 1.76 mi...
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