New Year in Thailand

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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 5 gen 2018, 16:50
- ⛅ 91 °F
- Altitudine: 118 ft
- Tailandia Bangkok Khlong Toei 13.729348, 100.568513°43’46” N 100°34’7” E
Giorno 17
A Mermaid Cafe
5 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Speaking of mermaids, yesterday Glenna led us to the Mermaid Cafe. Enough said. But they had good sugary cupcakes and lots of mermaid shirts and stuff. Catch Glenna’s mermaid queen photo.
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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 6 gen 2018
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitudine: 1.020 ft
- Tailandia Chiang Mai Province Night Bazaar Mueang Klang 18.787004, 98.99518518°47’13” N 98°59’43” E
Giorno 18
Bang Pa-in Royal Palace, Ayutthaya
6 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Also called the Summer Palace it is beautiful and used as a guest house by the Thai Royal family. In order to hold off western countries who wanted to colonize Thailand, the King built these pavilions in western styles so as to say “we are civilized enough, not interested!” Thailand has never been colonized by western countries.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Those are turtles being fed. They climb the steps to be fed
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- 6 gen 2018
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitudine: 1.030 ft
- Tailandia Chiang Mai Province Night Bazaar Mueang Klang 18.78734, 98.99529718°47’14” N 98°59’43” E
Giorno 18
River Cruise--Chao Phraya
6 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Via boat from Ayutthaya to Bangkok, we hung out with a chatty Australian just looking at the scenery. On the way to catch the boat the tour guide stopped for a delicious snack, sort of a light crepe wrapped around shredded sugar cane—delicious!

But cruising along for a few hours on the front deck was lovely. Our favorite building looks like it’s missing a few pieces, sort of lie a giant Jenga game.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 9 gen 2018
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitudine: 1.076 ft
- Tailandia Chiang Mai Province Ban Mai Langmo 18.799667, 98.9648918°47’59” N 98°57’54” E
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Giorno 21
Chiang Mai, hipster center
9 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
What a great city! Night markets, art, great food, rides in tuk tuks and the ubiquitous red pickup trucks taxis.

We’re splitting our stay here into 2 different sides of the city. Our first stay is near the Old City, a mostly demolished ancient city wall that encloses restaurants, stalls, coffee shops and crowded streets . Our hotel, De Chai Decor is a newish, Art Deco meets 2017 style place with incredibly comfortable beds. You get to it through small alley-like passages lined with guest houses and hostels.

Megan took us to her favorite restaurant, Coconut Shell, for outstanding curry. And yes, I climbed into the back of a pickup truck outfitted with benches, which is the shared taxi that is used to get around.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore The baskets are handwoven and each have a live bird or two inside.
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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 11 gen 2018
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitudine: 1.079 ft
- Tailandia Chiang Mai Province Ban Mai Langmo 18.798518, 98.96828918°47’55” N 98°58’6” E
Giorno 23
Nimman Harminda
11 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
I’m sure I am mangling the name, but we moved to a guest house hotel on the other side of Chiang Mai. Different from the bustle of Old City Chiang Mai, the is more upscale and trendy and not as crowded. Still it is under the flight path of the airport but we’ve gotten used to that.

We are staying at Nimman Mai Design Hotel and is so charming. The pool next to the lobby is designed for hanging out, with a waterfall wall and seats in the pool where you can sit in the pool to relax. Just lovely.

Have found some great restaurants; one near us is obviously a locals and backpacker spot and features crispy chicken and rice. Another favorite is Thevaros, where Dale had an appetizer selection of northern Thai dishes such as pork belly, pork rind, minced pork dish and some vegetable dishes. It’s also a cooking school.Leggi altro
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- 11 gen 2018
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitudine: 1.001 ft
- Tailandia Chiang Mai Province Ban Ton Kuk Chiang Mai International Airport 18.770416, 98.96811718°46’13” N 98°58’5” E
Giorno 23
Hang Dong Furniture Market
11 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
This market, called Baan Tawai, is known for handicrafts and furniture decor. Dale is planning to build a table for our kitchen so we went to get ideas. I promised him no other shopping but didn’t quite make good on the promise.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 12 gen 2018
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitudine: 52 ft
- Tailandia Bangkok Khlong San Khlong Wat Thong Pleng 13.728825, 100.51126913°43’44” N 100°30’41” E
Giorno 24
Up the mountain to Bhubing Palace Garden
12 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We hired a car to visit Doi Suthep temple and the palace gardens. The drive is through the National Park and uphill all the way, sharing the road with red pickup-taxis and iron-legged bicyclers. A crowded village for the temple (we visited on the way down) and another 4 km to the Royal Palace. The day was foggy so the walk through had a hazy effect along with beautiful gardens and paths. They are more strict than the temples are about proper attire so I wrapped myself in my shawl to comply.

Alas, my right knee is starting to get very sore and walking is difficult. I used Dale as my human crutch.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 13 gen 2018, 18:00
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitudine: 62 ft
- Tailandia Bangkok Khlong San Khlong Wat Thong Pleng 13.728682, 100.51115413°43’43” N 100°30’40” E
Giorno 25
Farewell to Megan
13 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Our last night in Chiang Mai where Megan came over from Lampang to take us for pizza. One of her teaching colleagues, Nong, has a partner with an excellent pizza restaurant, featuring very good pizza—capers and bacon! Such a nice evening.

We’ll see Megan when she returns to the states this summer.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 13 gen 2018
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitudine: 26 ft
- Tailandia Bangkok Khlong San Khlong Wat Thong Pleng 13.728621, 100.51125413°43’43” N 100°30’41” E
Giorno 25
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
13 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
A beautiful temple about 15 km from Chiang Mai, located on Doi Suthep mountain. To access it takes 309 steps straight up; no way with my sore knee so I took the tram instead. The temple has elements of Buddhism and Hinduism and has many statues where offerings are made. Nice chat with a Portuguese family but mostly just soaking in the peacefulness.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore New Year in Thailand
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- 14 gen 2018, 09:16
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitudine: 1.030 ft
- Tailandia Chiang Mai Province Ban Ton Kuk Chiang Mai International Airport 18.770365, 98.96815518°46’13” N 98°58’5” E
Giorno 26
Things we won't use for lawn ornaments
14 gennaio 2018, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Our neighbors in South Carolina have lovely yards and lawn ornaments. During our travels in Thailand we have found interesting objects—but I don’t think we will be using these for lawn ornaments
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