The afternoon train was late into the town of Lexington. Mary \u2014 stout, graying, and as taciturn as a desert tortoise \u2014 waited on the train platform, getting antsy.
The 14th-century Wat Phra Sing is among the most revered shrines in Chiang Mai, its large Buddha idol sitting in a gorgeous hall decorated with ornate wood carvings and intricate murals ... and have ...