Poi De Ping, Chiang Mai, Day 2

As the visa office is shut on a Sunday we are in a bit of a quandary about what to spend our day doing. Nothing gives you itchy feet like a hotel room with only Thai channels, so, after a slow and lazy morning, we head out to see if we can walk to the walls of the old town.
The walk there isn't much to write about, as most of it is down a residential street with not much going on. I am in a hungry anger (hanger) so am very relieved when we cross a bridge which means our journey is nearly complete. We stop for something to eat and Amy orders a Thai red curry that I can only manage a few spoonfuls of as it is incredibly spicy. Amy, to her credit, works her way through it as if she has a bet on that she can't. We finally leave, full up and with burning mouths, and soon enough reach the walls. Chiang Mai is a lovely place and it is very easy to burn hours away just wandering through the beautiful streets. After stopping for a coffee and some delightful biscuits, we walk into the old town. It is great as the area is so small, it is so easy to cover most of the stuff there in a short distance. We can't wait to come back for Christmas, and are glad that we have chosen to stay here for Christmas.
After wandering about the old town and through a small market that runs alongside a temple, we stop for a fruit shake that takes about half an hour to make. As we wait we watch the worst attempt at a parallel park we have ever seen. I'm no expert, but even I was wincing. It made us feel better about our poor moped skills, and we didn't even feel bad about watching when a man came out the cafe to point nd laugh, before returning inside.
So, we head back down a lovely street full of English looking bars that we bookmark for some festive drinks over Christmas, and start the 45 minute journey back to the hotel.
What was meant to be a day spent getting visas, has ended up being a pretty exhausting day of walking again, and we are glad to only have a short walk to the restaurant for tea, before we retire back to the room. Visas tomorrow, and the alarm is set early to hopefully beat the queues!Read more