Tourism in Thailand, Doi Tung 1

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-->The Princess Mother was a great person. I wrote about her in my earlier posting. Our university was opened in her memory after her death.
She came from a humble family. She met the Thai prince in the USA. They married. The prince eventually became the king of Thailand, but his life was short. After the king’s death, their young son became king, and he remains the king today. The Princess Mother worked for charities after her husband’s death. Her main goal was to eradicate opium production in Northern Thailand. In the Doi Tung Museum is written a nice compliment to her: “Aristocratic by deeds, not by birth". This portrait characterizes her well. -->

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My young friends and office neighbors, O and Joy, showed me the Doi Tung royal villa, the former residence of the Princess Mother, as well as the site of her botanical garden. This place is 40 km North of Chang Rai in the mountains. I do not know words that can describe that amazing place, but I hope that you can see some of its astonishing beauty in the pictures below. Our university will build a similar botanical garden in the next five years.

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The Princess Mother’s residence