ThailandBangkokKhlong Toei13°43’46” N 100°34’7” E
5 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ThailandChiang Mai ProvinceNight BazaarMueang Klang18°47’13” N 98°59’43” E
6 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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 pavilionsLäs mer
ThailandChiang Mai ProvinceNight BazaarMueang Klang18°47’14” N 98°59’43” E
6 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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 crepeLäs mer
ThailandChiang Mai ProvinceBan Mai Langmo18°47’59” N 98°57’54” E 9 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 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 isLäs mer
ThailandChiang Mai ProvinceBan Mai Langmo18°47’55” N 98°58’6” E
11 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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 asLäs mer
ThailandChiang Mai ProvinceBan Ton KukChiang Mai International Airport18°46’13” N 98°58’5” E
11 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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’tLäs mer
ThailandBangkokKhlong SanKhlong Wat Thong Pleng13°43’44” N 100°30’41” E
12 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 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. ALäs mer
ThailandBangkokKhlong SanKhlong Wat Thong Pleng13°43’43” N 100°30’40” E
13 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 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 goodLäs mer
ThailandBangkokKhlong SanKhlong Wat Thong Pleng13°43’43” N 100°30’41” E
13 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 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 elementsLäs mer
ThailandChiang Mai ProvinceBan Ton KukChiang Mai International Airport18°46’13” N 98°58’5” E
14 januari 2018, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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
