It turns out that it’s simply impossible to make an original photo at a well-photgraphed event such as the Chiang Mai Flower Festival. But that did not stop me and thousands of others from trying. It’s equally impossible to attend a celebration as beautiful as this one and NOT take photos. Wow.

Hope you enjoy a few of the best of the 199 images I shot.

Our circle of friends continues to grow. Tonight we have reservations for 21(!) people at a restaurant that serves many dishes made entirely of flowers – or so I’m told.

Tomorrow we’ll be leaving Chiang Mai and driving to Pai – a town about three hours north of here, where we hope to pay a surprise visit to a couple of friends from the bay area who recently opened a restaurant there. I don’t know how well connected we’ll be during our two night stay, so you may not hear from me again until we return.