41. Chiang Mai

After a very uncomfortable 10.5 hours, we finally arrived in Chiang Mai at around 0600.
We sat in the fresh air for a while whilst we waited for our taxi to the hotel, both trying to stay awake.
It was such a relief dropping our bags off at our hotel, even though we weren't able to check into our rooms for another 4 hours. We took full advantage of the free coffee and sat in the lounge for a while before gathering the energy to go and get some food. We really didn't fancy getting anything spicy at this time of morning so we treated ourselves to a maccies breakfast - we really appreciated this!
We wondered around for a while and headed slowly back to the hotel. After unpacking and having a shower we both crashed for a couple of hours - we just couldn't keep our eyes open any more.
Struggling to drag ourselves out of bed, we headed towards the night market. We really enjoyed this night market as there was so much on offer with half the people around. Felt much more relaxed and leisurely - so much so that we bought too many pairs of hippy shorts and trousers.
We ended up at a food court and spotted that they were selling khao Soi, so we obviously had to stop there!
Definitely our new fave dish.
Heading back to the hotel, we spotted a very popular roti stand on the side of the road . They had a michelin star sign (😂), so we to try one. Very good but not quite sure it was michelin star standard. We then spent the evening having a look at what to do for the next few days in Chiang Mai.Read more