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June 16, 2004

Freaky Meetings

I caught the night train to Chiang Mai, as planned without a single hitch and no painful delays. Whew....

At Ayutthaya, a large group of French got on and practically took over the train, as did an Indian girl who had the bunk across from me. A Frenchmen made a fuss that I was in the wrong seat, in 24 rather than 23 (they're across from each other and I tried to explain that it really doesn't matter) but he persisted and I moved the 2 feet to my seat. I promptly put on my headphones to drone out the ruckus of 20 odd frogs.

The night passed without incident and when I woke up in the morning, the Frenchman had seen I was reading a famous french book (Papillon by Henri Carriere) and asked if I spoke French. I rudely said no, and went back to to my book because he had been a prick the night before.

As we were getting to closer to Chiang Mai, I noticed that the Indian girl had a LP Thailand and I asked if I could borrow it for a few minutes to copy down some info. We started talking briefly and wound up taking a sangtheuw to Tha Pae Gate, the center of town. I headed to GAP's House, but they were full. :( I then remembered the name of the place Madhu was staying at, which was right down the alleyway. The rooms were alright, so I checked in with the intention of trying GAP's again tomorrow. I bumped into Madhu again, and we headed out for some food.

After chatting a bit, I realized that I recognized her name. She mentioned she had stayed at Suk11 in Bangers, and she then said that she found it through Bootsnall, which is where I recognized her name from. Then when I told her I was Photochick, she told me she knew my blog. How random right?

Anyway, I bought some incense, a body loofah, and a book to entertain myself. Tonight I will raid the Night Market, and I have to cruise by the jewelry store for Vanessa's much delayed X-mas present. Retail therapy seems to be working out the crappy last few days... AHHHHHHHHH Now to find a spa to get relaxed in....

Posted by Claudia on June 16, 2004 04:03 AM
Category: Thailand
Comments

Your latest stories are filled with men "who were getting a little too friendly". I guess you have that affect on them...it's those eyes. :)

Hopefully you are sitting in a spa with some nice aromatherapy wraps releasing the stress from the airport experience from hell. At this point you might as well just use ol' reliable (ie Amex, Diner's Club, MC or Visa), it's not like you have to worry about the budget anymore.

See you in a few weeks. Safe travels!

Posted by: Dione on June 16, 2004 08:53 AM

Dione,

You bet your ASS I was at the spa. I had a nice 1 hour herbal oil massage today and am going back tomorrow for a sensitive skin facial. Who knows after that. I also got a bit decadent in a silver shop and dropped a little coin but it was on somethign I saw ages again and now that I'm back in Chiang Mai, I decided to go for it.

Posted by: Claudia on June 17, 2004 05:04 AM



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