This is a popular spot with tourists in Chiang Mai. I was up there at lunchtime today, and hardly any tourists at all, shops all empty.

I've never seen it this empty, usually full of cars and Songtaws trying to get in or out, and people milling around.

I was quite surprised.

 

 

Your photo clearly shows the carpark full of cars, songteows and scooters. 

9 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Your photo clearly shows the carpark full of cars, songteows and scooters. 

One songteow (rot daeng).

3 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

One songteow (rot daeng).

Four. 

a car park cum rip-off shopping area is a ... village ?

 

~o:37;

1 minute ago, orang37 said:

a car park cum rip-off shopping area is a ... village ?

 

~o:37;

 

There's also a Hidden Village in Chiang Mai.

 

It was surprisingly easy to find. 

I am not sure that photo was taken today.  You can't see the clouds because of the smog now.. and the sky is grey / brown.  Maybe it was better at higher elevation?    If so, and it was indeed very quiet... I might escape up there tomorrow for some clean air and relaxation.  

 

 

I was at Doi Suthep and Doi Inthanon with friends before yesterday. Quiet but not dead. Many western tourists.

Was up at Wat Phra That Doi Kham this morning this morning. A nice layer of smog stretching out over the Chiang Mai valley. That said, quiet, but steady numbers of visitors.

3 hours ago, orang37 said:

a car park cum rip-off shopping area is a ... village ?

 

~o:37;

I bought fried pork and sticky rice from a stall, hardly a rip-off at 25bht, it did me for lunch.

There's a decent Kao Soy restaurant as well.

Quite nice gardens with lots of pretty flowers for an entrance fee of 10bht.

I always thought everything was very reasonably priced.

The air quality was a lot better than in town, despite the smoggy views, and it was surprisingly cool.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Quite nice gardens with lots of pretty flowers for an entrance fee of 10bht.

I always thought everything was very reasonably priced.

.....enter the garden and give the secret handshake to the attendant and he'll go fetch you a bag of dirt-weed...also reasonably priced.