Chiang Mai's Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006

In honour of the King's diamond jubilee, and his upcoming 80th birthday, Thailand hosted an international horticultural exposition. Thousands of people traveled to Chiang Mai for this particular event. Since we happened to be in the city at the same time, and since all four of us were shopped out and toured out, we decided to spend our last day at the floral festival. I was especially excited to see it, and I have concluded that it was a great way to spend our last full day in Chiang Mai. Even though Dan and I stayed almost until closing time, we still didn't see everything... the gardens and venues together cover 80 hectares!