Team Retreat-2
Friday we had planned to visit Wat Doi Suthep and go see one of the many waterfalls in the area. Friday morning, poor little Eliza got sick, presumably from the huge amount of Bangladeshi snack she consumed the night before. Candice opted to stay home with Eliza, so our group was not quite complete as we headed for the wat.
Click on the following link to read about the legend behind this famous wat: http://thailandforvisitors.com/north/chiangmai/suthep/
Below are a variety of pictures from our time at the wat.
Some of the 309 steps leading to the wat
Claire is great at posing for pictures!
Memorial to the white elephant that supposedly gave up its life after carrying a relic from Buddha here.
Buddha images inside one of the buildings
People being blessed with holy water by monks after giving offerings in the temple
Two young men light candles, offer roses, and pray.
A woman prays before more Buddha images
Before leaving, we took in the view of Chiang Mai from our high vantage point.
You are my son, today I have become your Father. Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your possession.
Psalms 2: 7,8.