Baan Nipa, Chiang Rai, Day 1

Today we leave Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai, which is rather confusing. After not being able to get on a bus yesterday we are up early today. We grab a subway for breakfast and mine is covered in about a gallon of thousand island sauce which is good for a few bites but then gets rather sickly.
The bus is about 3 and a half hours and is much more easy going then the trip to Pai. The roads are mostly straight, big highways, so the journey goes pretty well.
We get dropped off in the middle of town and head straight to the hotel, which is very nice. The staff don't even kind that we booked for yesterday when we were meant to be getting the bus, and let us move our booking for free!
After getting settled in, we head out to walk to the town and see the sights. Most of the major attractions are well outside the city so we plan to visit them tomorrow. For today, the clock tower is our first destination. It is very cool, and is a great focal point to visit the rest of the town. The walk in the centre is lovely, with plenty of temples and cool coffee shops to visit. These cities or towns thst sre smaller are always nice to visit, with a much slower pace then the big cities like Chiang Mai. It is the coldest we have been since Da Lat as well, which is kind of a bonus when wandering around in the middle of the afternoon.
After a few hours of wandering around, we head back, grabbing some paprika flavoured banana crisps on the way. They are awesome, but we are still hungry so soon head out for tea. By now the sun has set and he temperatures have plummeted even further. It is shiveringly cold, and we wrap up well when heading for food. It's a long walk to find food, but we soon get sat down and order food, before walking back to the room, and enjoying the warmth. It will be odd wrapping up tonight, and we are both very much looking forward to It!Read more