July 4th, 2011
Not much to report…
We spent yesterday traveling, so not much to report. We had a relaxing morning…went up to the market for some souvenirs etc. Mr Sawang picked us up around 12:30pm for our 3 hour ride to airport. Arrived in plenty of time…then caught our plane to my favorite place in the world (other than my house).
Chiangmai!!
We checked into our hotel and all seems fine….very fine actually…
We wander out to the streets in search of a light snack (we ate at the airport before getting on plane and had to drop $30 for a meal…almost made me barf!!)
Found a banana pancake stand…yum yum!!
Then went across the street to see Sopa….she is our very favourite place to go for massage here in Chiangmai…well she has moved across the street and a bar has moved into her old place. So the bars here are full of young Thai girls scantily dressed that hook up with older (sometimes very old) fellows. There is a whole way of making money associated with this that is too complicated to explain here…but suffice it to say…it is an industry all its own. Anyway…Troy and I were getting foot massages and there was a show right outside our window…like party central…hard not to watch…but I just closed my eyes and relaxed…I think Troy enjoyed the show. Russ was also getting a massage, but he was laying down and BK was getting her hair cut…needless to say…we will go earlier today so as to enjoy more of a wholesome family environment…
So after all that we came back to hotel to get some sleep…and I have to say sleep was not all it could have been. I am pretty sure we have found the all time…over the top…most rock hard beds in all of Asia!! But…that I can potentially deal with…what was far more challenging was the ding ding ding ding ding ding of the elevator bell ALL NIGHT LONG! So I am not a complainer by nature….but I did go straight down the hotel desk this morning and request they move us. Sounds like this won’t be a problem….so we will see what they come up with for tonight…
I will keep you posted…as I am sure none of you will sleep until you know I am sleeping…
L
