December 28, 2007

Doi Inthanon National Park


So Naomi really wanted to check out the National Park and go to Thailand's highest peak. I wish I could tell you the name of it or how high it was but I will have to fill you in on the details at a later time. Mainly it was a driving tour that lasted all day. We had a fairly knowledgeable guide who filled us in on some of the trees and history of the places. I would have to say the highlight was seeing the Royal Garden. The hillsides are covered with terraces from growing poppies for opium. The problem is that the soil is only good for three years then they have to go and decimate other hillsides. So the King and Queen made one of the areas into a garden that is huge. There are ornamentals, vegetables and all kinds of beautiful plants. It was an incredible site. I am sure the pictures won't do it justice. Otherwise we stopped at some waterfalls, and met some pretty interesting folks from others parts of the world.

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