Just a quick recap of our days between Bangkok and here (Chaing Mai).
Took train from BKK to Phi'Lok, stayed at a place called London Hotel, couldn't resist really! It was really lovely, around the corner from the river and the night market (great!).
The whole place had such a nice atmosphere, people jogging, giggling school girls, friendly shop keepers (nice surprise after BKK). We didn't see a lot of other westerners which was nice for a change. Had problems with veggie food though - none existant! Did have a glass noodle salad, which turned out to be noodles and chilli! Now I didn't see the chilli until my mouth had 3rd degree burns and tears were rolling down my cheeks!! Oh dear!!! Took quite a few hours to recover! Have had some good food since then though, people are very accomodating and will try to do anything for you.
We had a lovely daytrip to Sukhothai Historical Park the day before yesterday. Rented us a couple of bikes and cycled around this massive big area covered in temples and Buddha statues. Absolutely stunning! Lots of it is about to fall down which is a shame, but some temples do have a lot of caracter left. I especially enjoyed one which used to be a Hindu temple but had been converted to Buddhist. Lots of the carvings on the outside had been preserved and was very unusual looking.
Made friends with the guy who rented us the bikes afterwards. He was such a sweetie! He once caught a fish which weighted 36kg you know! We saw photo proof! He even sang to us! Cool dude!
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