junglechef Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 At Expat meeting the new US Consulate General he spoke of how the building was the home of the last Lanna Prince, I suppose he was referring to the private offices, functions areas and/or his residence, that the US government rents from the Thai Government (Royal Household). This obviously is not the part where US citizens do their paperwork etc. I would be interested in seeing pics if anyone has any. Here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chao_Keo_Naovarat) in wikipedia it speaks of Chao Keo Naovarat building the house in 1934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Related: his granddaughter Princess Phongkaeo died on the Lauda Air Flight 004 crash of 1991. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johpa Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I don't have any pics but I certainly remember the consulate back when the main building was a classic woodframed house and the yard was vast. There used to be an annual 4th of July picnic where all US citizens were invited. It was a rather hilarious mix of free lance teachers, missionaries who came out of the hills, and lots of Budweiser beer and hot dogs and hamburgers flown in for the occassion all being served to US citizens and visiting Chiang Mai dignitaries by some of the better known free lancers working the establishments where the single employees of the consulate tended to seek drink and conversation in the evenings. I only wish I had a picture of the girls from the old Karen Hut serving the Provincial governor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Saan Posted November 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2013 Crikey. You could cause a security alert with a question like that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMHomeboy78 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Crikey. You could cause a security alert with a question like that. I think they went into the bunkers already... it seemed pretty quiet when I drove by this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post junglechef Posted November 24, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2013 I was thinking of suggesting that someone with one of those video camera mounted on a remote control helicopters do a fly over for me but only if they were getting ready to buy a new one anyways 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I was thinking of suggesting that someone with one of those video camera mounted on a remote control helicopters do a fly over for me but only if they were getting ready to buy a new one anyways The term 'friendly fire' comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 as friendly as shooting to kill can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 The NSA has a lock down on photos.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaptainrob Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 May become Chinese Embassy, after QE sends US bankrupt > http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=18.794117&lon=98.998546&z=19&m=b 555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 That's cool, any inside shots as I'm interested in the architecture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Since you speak with the Consulate General, why don't you ask them for a tour or photos of the interior of the residence. It is nice, sorry no photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Wouldn't say I know him to well enough to just invite myself over, only had a second with him at the Expat Club's meet and greet. But when I hear back I will ask if it's possible to see the grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Crikey. You could cause a security alert with a question like that. Not as long as noone is silly enough to add words like 'directional blast' or 'shaped charge' and so on, and stay on the topic of history and architecture. Edited November 25, 2013 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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