Chiang Mai Flower Festival

I hate to admit it, but these floats put my hometown Blossomtime Parade floats to shame...it's more like the Rose Bowl Parade, in that all the floats are totally covered in live flowers! The Chiang Mai Flower Festival, complete with parade and flower festival queen is taking place this weekend in Chiang Mai. After the parade (which we didn't attend, since it started at 8:00 am) the floats are put on display on one corner the historic moat which outlines the downtown Chiang Mai area. The amount of detail put into these creations is incredible and I couldn't stop smiling the entire time I was looking at them! On either side of the street where the floats are on display, flowers which have been judged and awarded are displayed by category. There were tons of all kinds of orchids, Bonsai trees of all sorts (including the very unusual "wind swept" look), roses & more. There were also vendors selling plants & flowers, we picked up some herbs & a few orchids for our yard.
Lastly, wherever there are people, there is food! I've included a few pictures of the food vendors as well.
Today, we plan to work in our own yard!