This is Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai's most important temple. It's outside the city atop a mountain (Doi is mountain in the Northern language still spoken in Northern Thailand). The temple is reached by a long staircase, with nagas, which as everyone knows are giant snakes with lots of heads, as decorative handrails. As you can see, despite the steep climb, it's very, very, popular. Once you get to the top, there are lots of prayer wheels to spin and bells to ring, and you can go off on a picnic nearby. There are good views of the city below, although these days the pollution interferes a bit. As you can see from my pose near the prayer wheels, I'm trying to be very respectful of the religious traditions, but don't worry, the atmosphere is nothing like a Western cathedral. It's a market, town hall and entertainment center too.