I was hoping to get a chance to work out how to make this blog bizzo work a bit better, but don’t see it happening at the moment. So on with the tablet interface.
more Chiang Mai
The top 3 images are Martins place, then the alley it is on then the street that runs off.
The bottom one a wall decoration at one of the temples.
Chiang Mai
Dinner with Martin and Lisa in Chang Mai
The smokes is from dry ice infused cereal. It was a market selling heaps of really tempting food.
Associated with a big mall, with a metal detector to pass through to get in, I and everyone else set it off but got waved through.
And on the day they stopped alcohol sales for 2 days to mourn the king, I discover they have a selection of tempting looking Weizen Beer.
more Bangkok
Wandered a bit more purposefully, and with more comfortable shoes.
There are clumps of shops, like a cluster of electronics places, and people outside on the street fixing TV and car stereos.
Then a clump of music instruments and uniforms.
And of course passed more temples and palaces on the way.
blistering #2
Up to a bridge, across and down the other side to the next one and back.
Not sure what the soldiers were really up to…
But they were friendly enough.
Am now back to my marathon/4 running footwear.
blistering #1
Wandered about a bit, bought crucial part of battery charging infrastructure, had a latte at Starbucks, really learned an appreciation of air conditioning.
Was struck by the number and ornateness of palaces and temples, and how many places had guards, armed or not.
brekkie
Was billed as Thai breakfast, was like beans and eggs, but not beans, sausage, tomato spicy sauce. Yum!
jetlagging #1
Up early and even then not cool.
First day
12+ hours of inside airplane view. At least the plane was not packed and we could spread out.
Now feeling the tropical heat that is 6am Bangkok.
Getting towards time to take my chances on breakfast.