Chiang Rai Holiday Guide http://www.chiang-rai.biz Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:53:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 1000 Monks Gather in Chiang Rai http://www.chiang-rai.biz/events/1000-monks-gather-in-chiang-rai.html http://www.chiang-rai.biz/events/1000-monks-gather-in-chiang-rai.html#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:52:57 +0000 http://www.chiang-rai.biz/?p=327 Early on the morning of Saturday 2nd October, a large group of approximately 1000 Buddhist monks gathered in central Chiang Rai city.

Alms-giving - Chiang Rai - 2nd Oct 2010

This organsed event was to collect alms (gifts of food etc) for distribution in the troubled southern provinces of Thailand.

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In the early morning light, many thousands of Chiang Rai locals lined the streets for several city blocks to support the cause.

]]> http://www.chiang-rai.biz/events/1000-monks-gather-in-chiang-rai.html/feed 0 Chiang Rai Garden Show 2009 http://www.chiang-rai.biz/events/chiang-rai-garden-show-2009.html http://www.chiang-rai.biz/events/chiang-rai-garden-show-2009.html#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:32:35 +0000 http://www.chiang-rai.biz/?p=189 The annual garden show is held between Christmas and New Year, and attracts huge crowds of visitors from far and wide. Previously, its been located at the Chiang Mai Beach (Pattaya Noi) area but the narrow roads leading in and out created traffic mayhem.

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The 2009 Garden Show was at a new venue, downstream of the Kok River bridge (north side) on the back road to the airport – much easier access!

The downside is the location is not as scenic as the previous venue, and there is a comparative lack of big trees providing shade for plants and visitors alike. However, time will take care of that, and future events will be bigger and better a a consequence of the relocation.

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