We wanted to learn more about Buddhism so we went to a temple. The temple we went to was called Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. This is what we saw. First, we had to go up a mountain. Then, when we got to the temple there was a market with Buddha souvenirs.

We had to walk up lots and lots of stairs and we saw butterflies and stuff. Also there where dragons made of tile.

Inside the temple, there were lots of statues, spirit houses, and things made of gold.

People were bowing down and burning incense. There were monks who were bald and wore orange robes. We have seen monks quite a lot at markets or walking on the side of the road. The monks at the temple seemed older than the ones that we have seen before and their robes seemed to be more of a bright orange color.

The Bible tells us we should not worship idols. I have never seen anyone worship an idol before, but now I have. I am glad I do not worship Buddha or a Buddha statue, partly because I would not like to go up those stairs every time, but mostly because God made Buddha. Buddha is a mere man who died.

My favorite color is green, so I thought the buddha statue made out of jade was pretty cool.

I remember hearing the church bells ring at my home in America. They did not have church bells, but they did have a really big gong at the temple.

There was a platform that gave a really good view of Chiang Mai and we saw a rainbow because it was raining. We liked to watch airplanes fly by since we could see the airport.

When we were done, we went back down all the stairs and drove on to our next adventure.

I might not agree with all the things that the monks at the temple believed in, but I still really liked to see it. I think you should know about it, too, because then you can get some idea of what Thai culture is.