chiang mai flower market

 

having read about the riverside flower market in chiang mai,

I decided to stroll through it on my way to dinner.

it’s thailand’s version of parisians grabbing a baguette

on the way home to their families.

drive thru flower stop:

 

 

flowers are a part of the thai’s daily rituals.

these will be hung from each family’s ‘spirit house’

as offerings to the spirits:

  

 

here’s an example of a spirit house,

which come In all different materials, shapes and sizes.

how lucky are these spirits???

green FANTA!

  

 

I like the idea of offering something so beautiful to the spirits,

so that they might protect and provide for your family.

 

 

strolling through the chiang mai flower market

was a pre-dinner visual feast:

 

   

  

 

 

 

 

where the flower portion of the market ends,

you round a corner and the produce begins.

and from there, the road continues on to chinatown.

 

 

 

so many fruits I’ve never seen or tasted! 

 

 

  

 

hmmm. now im hungry.