Notre vie en Thaïlande

Settling in to Chiang Mai the most noticeable thing is surely the Thai smile for which the country is famous.

We've been driving around town, visiting points of interest, trying the restaurants & so on. Been down to Lampung - huge pottery outlets, wonderful temple, etc. Great trip down with a friend Myriama has established, an interesting fellow (called Egg!!!!) with fingers in many pies - an architect who builds, has a pottery operation, a gallery, furniture shops, spas.......I was telling him of all the bugs we'd seen to eat &, yes, he ripped us into this great local market along the way, filled with all things Thai including the bugs. I can recommend the bamboo worms, silk worms & large grasshoppers! Big avo yesterday at a local pub - different - you buy a whole bottle of spirits or bring your own along; so many 'theme girls' serving each table full-on.....

 

We are staying at a place recommended by a friend in Sydney....I was reading something yesterday about CM's "love hotels" only to see that where we are staying was once "the market leader"! Had all the "theme rooms" before converting to the current operation. Had to laugh!