FRIDAY 23 JULY 2010
I woke up to the luxury of knowing I didn’t have to catch any buses, trains or planes and went for a wander around Chiang Mai, looking for places to do my cooking course and trek, and other hotels. I caught a Tuk Tuk to the Riverside Restaurant for a drink, during which it poured. It had stopped raining by the time I was ready to leave and I tried to walk back to my hotel. The maps are not very clear with many small Soi (lanes) missing and a lot of the signs just in Thai, the result of which was I got very lost and in the end got a lift with a Tuk Tuk.
In the evening, although I was still quite tired, despite a siesta, I dragged myself off to the bustling Night Market. I tried to find it myself by walking as it was not far from the hotel, but got very lost again and called another Tuk Tuk to the rescue.
The Kalare Centre has many stalls and also a food court where you have to change money into coupons in order to buy your meal, even though you don’t know how much your meal is likely to cost! You can then change the coupons back for cash – a very bizarre system! My delicious meal of tempura prawns, chicken and rice, including a drink was 130 baht (about 3 pounds). Next door was a stage where there was a demonstration of Thai dancing.
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| Selling brushes |
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| Back street in Chang Mai |
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| Wat Chomphu Temple |
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