We had a leisurely morning. I think most people slept in. At 9 some of our group left the hotel and went into Chiangrai. Other relaxed by the pool.
The first stop of our tour was a statue of the founder of Chiangrai. There were people there leaving offerings to him because it is believed that he can their grant wishes.
Next we drove by a clock tower designed by the artist who built the White Temple. The style was pretty similar.
We also went to a temple that had a copy of the Emerald Buddha (the original is in Bangkok at the palace).
We returned to the hotel to pick up our luggage. It was the final time we were going to see our driver, Mr. Dang, who had been with us the whole time. Although OAT provides him with a tip we decided we wanted to do a little extra for him because he did a great job of taking care of us. Here is a picture of Dan giving him the envelope.
Mr. Dang dropped us at the Chiangrai airport where we got a flight to Bangkok. We returned to our original Bangkok hotel. That evening we had a farewell dinner. Everyone said how much they had enjoyed the trip and how much we appreciated Lin, her knowledge, her humor, and her flexibility. It really was a great trip.
