Hanging out at the Greasy Gekko – our pet name for this amazing restaurant/bar! We get there around 6:30 – and the bar is not that busy. Although there are some really loud and foul mouth Aussies who don’t really need any more to drink. And fortunately they decide to leave after only about 10 minutes of obnoxiousness. Beyond that – the Gekko is just as we recalled – but only with better bar stools! Yay Rudy! The owner. He’s obviously upgraded the bar stools – and were happy – way comfier!
Tonight is baguette special night – and well, we don’t feel like sandwiches, so we go for the Thai side of the menu –omelet with pork for Ed (way better than O’Malley’s!) and fried Chinese broccoli with beef for me. Yum!!! And of course all washed down with big Chang Beers – 3 for 179 baht – that’s like $2 bucks each for 640ml. Where can you get that?
We decide we are still hungry- so we get the chef special fried chicken for 99 baht (or $3). We end up with chicken wing/leg sort of things, but for $3 who’s going to argue? Then Rudy shows up and we start chatting and he starts selling his reader glasses and sunglasses that he picked up in Bangkok when he was there last week. I’m set for readers since I just bought a 3-pack at Costco – but sunglasses – now you’re talking! We end up with a pair of Ray Bans for Ed and Oakleys for me. Oakleys – yeah – who would’ve thought it. But hey- they are only 75 baht – which equates to about $2.25. Sold! All told dinner, one glass of wine, 3 BIG Chang beers, 3 plates of food and 2 sunglasses cost us $20. Yeah, that’s why we love this place! Not to mention the characters you meet!
Back home – Ed’s continuing on with the Chang – I’ve switched back to wine. Nice day….welcome to Chiang Mai!
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