January 1, Today we visited Doi Inthanon National Park. It was very beautiful and woodsy. It was very much similar to the landscape you would see in central California. This is where the highest point in Thailand is, about 8,000ft. That is roughly comparable to Big Bear... Next, we visited Vachiratrakarn Waterfall. This was a beautiful sight, but not as impressive when you’ve seen many before. Thereafter we went to the Royal Pagoda. This was a windy cold area high in the mountains. On the drive up my heart would skip a beat once in a while. The driver’s seat is on the right, and the direction of traffic is also reversed. I would doze off occasionally and look up freaking out that we were on the wrong side of the road about to get hit! When we reach the top there were two temples: one for the kings and one for the queens of Thailand. These temples weren’t as extravagantly embellished as some I’ve seen, but still beautiful workmanship altogether. 
Near the temples also included a garden and mini waterfall dedicated to the king and queen. I found a huge bee’s nest in the garden. If it weren’t over cast the view would have been spectacular from this point.
Lunch was sad. This was our last day with Jaran. Kris and I were going to miss him, he had a good sense of humor and was pretty knowledgeable as I mentioned before. At one point during our tour he bought a cowboy hat and said he was ‘John Denver.’ Hahaha. I even sent Jaran Denver a postcard. He took us to the airport; we all said our goodbyes and headed off to Bangkok. This flight was delayed an hour and a half. By the time we finally got to our hotel we were all dead tired. I only brushed my teeth and I was OUT, not looking forward to our 4am wakeup call.
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Thailand sounded like it was loads of fun! That picture of the gardens either looks stitched or from a wide-angle lens... I know it's a little late to ask, but how's the lens/camera working for the environment and types of pictures your taking??
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