We have just got back from a three and a half day stint in the north of Thailand, at Chiang Mai (and didn't take the lap top, hence the quietness on here).
It's been an awesome three days that's involved swimming with elephants, cooking some amazing Thai cuisine, driving through the country side, lazing with a cold (and cheap) beer, and haggling at the night bazaar. Oh, and a 25th birthday.
I was expecting a quiet town - but in good old Asian fashion that's not what we got. Instead Chiang Mai was somewhere between a small town with cute alleyways and a large bustling city - it tended to depend which road you walked down as to which Chiang Mai you were served. And then there were the streets which tended to have old men sitting in a bar, sometimes talking to a very pretty Thai woman. I suspect they might have been brothels.
I think I might just let the photos do the talking (it seems I'm more technically able this time, and the photos do work) -
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| One of the many temples in Chiang Mai. I wasn't dressed appropriately so we just had to look from afar. |
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| The lane - or Soi - we were staying on. Was lined with massage parlours. I didn't feel particularly brave and opted for a foot massage. David got the full-on Thai massage. |
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| Photo probably speaks for itself. We don't have any photos yet from the afternoon when we got to ride the elephants through the bush, and then bath them (definitely the highlight) but the guide took photos of that, which we are hoping to get. |
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| We had to wear this particularly attractive ensemble. |
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| Proof we are here together. |
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| Our creations. Red and green curry (made with our own paste) and sweet and sour chicken, and basil chicken. Delish. |
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| The Chiang Mai country side. What you don't see is the heat which comes along with the sunshine - well actually with anything really. |
I- Hana
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