Our scheduled activities are done, so we’ve just been hanging out for the past couple of days. Thought we’d update you on Chiang Mai Miscellany.
Things we learned:
-Don’t ever cross the street at a corner, even if there is a traffic light. Go down the street – cross halfway until the other side is clear. And remember to always look right first!
-If there is a pedestrian crossing – run! It only gives you 10 seconds and when they get the green light, they go.
-No matter how well you think you are pronouncing something – most people aren’t going to understand it! They don’t expect you to be speaking Thai so they don’t register it at all!
-Thai’s love their music – as you can see on the video from the Royal Flora. Lots of music being broadcast all over that place. Fun!
-January is the best time for weather. Daytime temperatures were consistently in the mid-80s, nighttime temps in the mid-to high-50s. Saw our first cloud the day before we left.
-LOTS of Farangs have Thai girlfriends and/or wives
-We cooked in the condo a good bit less than we intended since we love to cook, love the availability of ingredients but eating out is so cheap that we can cook when we get home.
And, probably THE most important thing we learned:
-Dish Happy dish detergent is good for dishes and hands, but not for washing fish – that’s what the package says (or, we think it says) !
Things we did:
-Wat crawl – wandered around in the city on Saturday looking at all the wats. had been to them all before, but figured what the heck! It was a nice day for a walk. Refreshed ourselves with fruit shakes at a little restaurant on a side street – then off we went.
-Hung out at the Bamboo Bar – a little tiny place in Anusarn market. Just opened 3 weeks ago, music at night. Very fun. Watch the world walk by in the market and listen to a pretty good singer!
-Found a new pub called Doo Dee’s – over in a different area. Walked over for a good dinner of chicken wings (really, really good!), Burmese curry (excellent –with no nasty bits like the other one!) and drinks. Met a couple of expats (what a surprise) and talked the night away. Then hit the Saturday night market (oh the markets!) where we had dessert – fried bananas. Yum. And shopped (bought an apron, more earrings and a cool wooden purse for $4US!) until the crowd reached critical mass – then we turned tail and headed home.
-Went to the Sunday walking market for an apron (didn’t buy another one, too expensive) and shoes (cool sandals I’d seen last week - $3US). Stopped with all the crowds at 6pm to listen to the national anthem (it’s like everyone freezes – pretty interesting actually!) Then to the Gekko (what a surprise!) for Sunday night buffet. Yummy roast beef, home made ham that is just melt in your mouth good, pork tenderloin in peppercorn sauce and assorted out Western treats! All for a whopping $6.50US! Rudy was back and kept supplying us with tangerines for dessert.
-Sunday walking market – before the market (during the day) and during the market!
-Night Market – before (around noon) and during….
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