Green Lake Resort Chiang Mai

... that caused them to float up into the air, illuminating the night sky. <br><br>We ate down on the river to take in the whole experience. After dinner, we wandered across the river to where a parade was taking place. Talk about a mass of people. It was wall to wall people and difficult to move anywhere, but definitely quite an experience. My mom and aunt decided to stop and get a foot massage while the craziness passed by. I did my ...

... lovely, though nowhere near as filling as I had hoped, so I supplemented this meagre Middle-Eastern snack with lots of sushi. On a small stage at the front of the food court was some entertainment for our delectation, some women doing traditional Thai dance. Interesting to watch, for a few minutes, but not the most exciting thing in the world. Once we&#8217;d eaten we decided to head to a bar. We walked back the way we&#8217;d come and were enticed, in retrospect erroneously ...

... Second, the air is cleaner and it generally doesn't stink. Third, the streets are busy with motorcycles, tuk tuks, cycling rickshaws, pick up trucks, and cars like the Honda Fit, but the sidewalks are so...sparse. There were no crowds or vendors lining the sidewalks. Oh, and no prostitutes. What a different place from Bangkok. <br><br>We took a quick cab ride and checked into the Raming Lodge. It looks a little less bling than the web site makes it look but ...

... spray, and ready to go, for a day of "trekking". We thought we&#8217;d better actually do some moving after all of these buffets. The day started off well with a drive up into the beautiful mountain countryside outside of Chiang Mai. We visited an elephant farm (which we had pre-screened for treating its animals well and preservation issues) and got an elephant ride--fulfilling a goal from Jenn's bucket list. Our particular elephant was a little feisty and wouldn ...

... a death trap) for as low as 1,000B (US$28/£15) per day. Most travel agents will arrange a car and driver for about 1,600B (US$45/£25) per day.By Motorcycle -- Many guesthouses along the Ping River and shops around Chaiyaphum Road (north of Thapae Gate in the Old City) rent 100cc to 150cc motorcycles for about 200B (US$5.70/£3.10) per day (discounts for longer durations). Larger ...

... restaurant. We next headed to the night market, which sold a wide array of things for great bargain prices. This was really my first experience in bargaining for something I wanted to buy. There were things from Buddha statues to bags to silverware and handmade scarves. Despite it closing earlier than we thought, a couple of us discovered good finds. I can't wait to check out the Sunday market. 

... couple, Louise and Eddie, a Norwegian couple, Ina and Christian, and an English guy David who's been living in the hostel for months! We moved on to a couple of other quiet bars and put the world to right.... nice night.... <br><br>Next day I went on a cookery course - I really wasn't that bothered about doing it but everyone who comes to Chiang Mai seems to do it and I didn't have any other plans that day.... I had great fun... I was with the Irish couple from the ...

... and a neck pillow. You are given drinks and snacks, and there is a half hour stop at around midnight (usually in the town of Phitsanulok) where there is a bunch of eateries and shops. Even in the middle of the night, the parking lot here is packed with buses making their trips either north or south. The trip from Chiang Mai began at 9:15am and we got to Bangkok at 6am. The price of a VIP ticket from Chiang Mai to Bangkok is 605 baht. Their website is www ...

... then fried. The filling contained glass noodles, tofu, Chinese chives/green onion, bean sprouts, garlic and then we cooked in oil with oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar and water. While waiting for the spring roll filling to cool I learned how to make papaya salad (som tam) and Bill leaned how to make savoury minced chicken salad (lab kai). All of the ingredients for my dish went into a pestle and mortar - 1st the garlic and fresh green chilli, then the long green ...

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