I spent a few days in Chiang Mai…here’s some pictures…
First off, a flat on my nice new rear tire. The three man gardening crew that was working near me dropped what they were doing to come help. They also thought it was pretty funny how much a Minnesotan sweats when he’s trying to change a tire on a 31degC sunny day.
I watched a Muay Thai fight (6 actually, and half were female)…here are some blurry photos from my phone.
Here’s a temple in the city called Wat Bubparam
Mon Tha Than waterfall, in the jungle in Doi Suthep National Park
Wat Prathat, in Doi Suthep
Bhubing Palace, in Doi Suthep
Looking down from Doi Suthep
Hill village in Doi Suthep
a pat on a motorcycle 
The Bhubing Palace seems great with such a quantity of flowers and green “stuff” 😛 According to wikipedia ‘The palace is open to the public, except when the royal family is in residence (usually January to March)’, perhaps this year they’ll come later xD