Chiang Mai for the weekend

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  Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Friday, May 16, 2008

We took an overnight train for a few days in Chiang Mai to have a change of atmosphere, catch a temple we didn't see last time we were in Chiang Mai, AND so Jana could attend a massage course.  She attended two all-day classes on Saturday and Sunday to learn oil massage therapy.  Jana really enjoyed the class at Spa Mantra.  She and Anthoula (a Greek woman) learned how to perform a 1 to 1.5 hour massage.  Layton had fun exploring more of the city while Jana was in class. 
 
We also had an ALL WESTERN FOOD WEEKEND.  We both were craving hamburgers, french fries, MEXICAN FOOD, and anything that reminded us of home.  So, we indulged and ate only western food the whole weekend.  Yes, we did find a great Mexican food place called Miguel's.  The salsa was amazing.  We would have ranked Miguel's salsa with some of the top restaurants in Big D!  Someone knew what they were doing.

"mom" guarding the temple

 
On Friday night, we went to a Thai boxing match where we saw 7 fights. Let's just say that all of the weight catagories were smaller than Jana!  YIKES!  It was still super entertaining and interesting.  These guys could really kick and punch each other with great power. They also had some traditional dances/warm-ups that were interesting to watch during the breaks. 

We ventured through the Sunday market before jumping on the overnight train back to Bangkok.  You will see some fun pics of food from this.  Layton and I both tried a small ball of chicken meat, spring rolls, corn cut off the cob (they wanted to put condensed milk on it!), and fried chicken which was heavenly.  Our fav was a ball of coconut and peanut mixture wrapped in leaves and grilled.  Not sure what it was called but it was freakin' good.

RANDOM FACT: We counted eight 7-11 stores on our 30 minute walk from the Night Market area to our guest house on Saturday night.  They are on every corner!

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random pic in taxi	welcoming buddha for doi suthep	lots of people sell fresh OJ	306 stairs up or somthing like that
Layton making his way up	dragon guarding the temple	funny sign	bells surrounding temple
cool elephant	close up of skeleton sculpture	here comes the wind, then rain	over look of Chiang Mai
Monkey Arms of view point	random bug landed on Layton	bells and temples	layton ringing bells
peacock decorations	gold stupa	top of stupa	emerald Buddha
girl going through rituals	trying to light candle in the rain is HARD	7 headed serpent and Buddha	emerald Buddha
the big Buddha	close ups of Buddhas	see the rain drop on the ear	another raindrop
Monks starting the chants	they must chant in rain or shine	this is so true for the Thai people	monks chanting inside temple
L putting his shoes back on	now back down	the 303 steps	what does this sign mean?
new monks parade	young new monk	a large procession lead the monks	TRUE EXCITEMENT about Miguel's
Thai Boxing	boxers went through rituals before fighting	we have lots of pics of this!	meeting in the middle
MORE rituals	Again (smile)	waiting to start	quail eggs for a snack
eggs	yummy spring rolls in banana leaf	SWEET CORN	colorful candies
molded into cool shapes

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