We have no title for this post!!
We have been in Chiang Mai for a few days now and think it’s great. We were a little skeptical because we met some people who had nothing good to say about this place. We can’t figure out why!! The city had a wall and moat built around it in the 1800’s to protect it from….. Burmese?? (maybe). All around the moat is lined with flowers and it is very clean. We also noticed that no one honks here.. a welcomed change from India!!! For a city is it very relaxed and has a good balance of westernization ( we won’t lie.. we went to Starbucks and got their Christmas lattes). The thing that is wierd here is all the working women. It’s not at all sleazy… but its all over the place. Our first night here, we went out for a drink. Lisa dragged Todd all over the place because she refused to go into a bar with a bunch of pretty thai women in minimal clothing standing outside (which was practically every bar in our neighborhood).
Our last few days we have been taking cooking classes all day. We have learned all sorts of yummy dishes. Lisa’s favorite was pounding all the ingredients in a granite mortar to make fresh red curry paste. Todds favorite was a chicken and cashew nut dish. Overall the classes were really good fun… we ate a TON of food. Lisa decided to only to 2 days of class, while Todd took 3. So belive it or not… we spent our FIRST day since we started this adventure apart.
In the evenings we have been going to the night bazaar. It is a wild event. You can buy everything and anything under the sun, and in between shopping you can get 60 baht ($1.50) foot massages. Fun, but a little overwhelming!! Nobody get there hopes up though, we are on a minimal shopping trip and unless you come to carry stuff home for us, chances are you will not be receiving a gift!!!
Tomorrow we leave on a 3 day/ 2 night trek. We are really looking forward to it. After a lot of leg work, we think that we found an agency that will take us off the beaten path. At least thats what they told (sold) us. We’ll let you know when we return. Just in case we get kidnapped by opium drug dealers, the agency is www.thaipandatour.com
we hope to have great photos from the trek!!!
Tags: Travel
Lisa and Todd-Blogmasters
Cooking in Chang Mai? Chang Mai or Die? (nope, you did that one?)
Lotsa thigh in Chaing Mai? (that’s a good one!) Or how about There’s no pizza pie in Chaing Mai.
Your trek looks fantastic – we loved Chang Mai, and that night market is a hoot. I bet others of your fans will have suggestions for titles – do not worry.
Love and all well here,
Momma J.
Hi Guys!!!!!
Have a great time on your trek. Zak cooked in Chang Mai for a bit, that’s actually where he started his love affair with Southeast asian food…Toodie I bet he’d give you a job if you moved to NYC…aw c’mon!!!
can’t wait to see pictures.
love you both.
~e
I just replied to the last post by mistake…I’m still blog-challenged…I also loved the night market, but don’t remember any starbucks. Don’t worry about not bringing back jewelry, it looks better over there. I love treks, can’t wait to here where you go. Love, Aunt Susie
I bought something online for Kevin, and, well, the item came all the way over from Thailand! It was fun to see the the stamps on the envelope! And the Thai language on the envelope! And inside was a postcard from Wat Phra Kaeo (Bangkok)! The postage was 101.00 baht! 🙂 It was interesting 🙂 Just a fun little story 🙂