Viena and I are preparing for our venture into the heart of the walled city of Chiang Mai.
Viena and I power-walked the walled city of old Chiang Mai. We discovered that the “wall” around the city barely exists and whether you were “inside” the”walls” or “outside the walls” you did not feel any different. If I were Mayor I would “build those walls back up”- for tourists sake. We took the free shuttle from the townhouses to the Eastern Gate of the city – right across from Burger King, McDonald’s and Starbucks and 7-11. Amazing how multi-national corporations conveniently have ideal locations. The shuttle dropped us off at noon and was going to fetch us back to the townhouse at 7:00pm – just around dark time. So we had 7 hours to explore . We did a little shopping at some markets, found the post office, explored dental options, registered for a library card, visited a hair stylist supply store (that was one to difficult to find), was blessed by a Buddhist monk in the Wat Bupperan Temple, crossed the bridge of the Ping River, walked through the Night Market during the day, explored possible homestay options when we return to the city, and ate a Happy Meal. Viena even sacrificed Hello Kitty toy to have a boy-toy Happy Meal Transformer Cargo Truck for Ezra who was pleasantly recovering at home doing short “tiring”walks with Dwana.
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