Another dental appointment day for me. Oh yeah! I took the day off. I tried to just stay upstairs and rest since I would be heading into Chiang Mai in the afternoon. I took a small nap (I wish Ezra took these still) and woke up in just enough time to catch the 3pm free shuttle into Chiang Mai. The dental procedure was successful, I guess. If I can make Borneo with all my teeth then I will be in good shape. After my appointment, I still had 3 hours before the return shuttle arrived so I walked the Night Market. Every Sunday night, they have a Night Market where they close some of the streets inside the walled square of a city and set up a market. People flock from all over to the East Gate of Tae Pae. The need about half the vendors or twice the space. People are crowded too much. In my mind the entire walled portion of the city should be walking only. Some day that will be the case, but this will not happen in the next 2 weeks when I am here.The night market was full of musicians, food, drink, T-shirts, crafts, foot massages, sweet buttered corn, edible grasshoppers and crickets, fresh blended juices and lots of meat on a stick. Given what I had just been through, I stuck with the blended pureed juices. The walkways were shoulder to shoulder with only a few English speaking tourists. Lots of people with their Cannon and Nikon cameras. The walking street goes from the East Gate all the way to the Temple about 1 kilometer. Other side streets were closed off as well and many of the vendors had spilled out onto the mall area outside the East Gate. Good prices on items but I did not purchase much. My heat was starting to hurt and sweat from all the people. I was glad to see the shuttle at 9:00 to take me back home.
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