We have been in Chaing Mai three days now and have found a place to stay a while. Our good friend Joshwah, from Missoula, is living here and teaching English. We have been staying with him and enjoying the local life of Jazz Bars owned by expats, markets full of every color and kind of vegetable and fruit- not to mention the many interesting stories of the people who live here. Josh's friends are many- and all are welcoming. His roommate, a Thai/Italian girl who speaks perfect English, Thai, Italian and French has welcomed us into her home and into her routine. On Sunday we will go whitewater kayaking two hours NW of Chaing Mai and then on Wed. we will depart for a five day river trip in the remote Northwest region of Nan. We are very excited and cannot wait to enjoy a foreign taste of river life. Until then, we cook, we walk and we eat. This is pretty much our daily life here in this small-town of 1.6 million. The city is much more personal than Bankok, and chances are you will see the same people over and over around the old city.
One of the best parts- the old city is surrounded on all four sides by an ancient moat and decrepit wall. This makes it easier to get your bearings among the streets of three-story buildings and alleyways.
Much Love.
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Hey Guys, It sounds like getting the water is setting yourselves to get down and wet. I remember biking around the moat in '85, and the great food market there was at night. Loved the night market, Nick cycling in the night market,crashed into a stand and this guy's wares went everywhere in the road. It was quite embarassing. Nick and I rented bikes and that's how we got around with the boys,sometimes the boys would fall asleep holding on.Have ooodles of fun, Maureen
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