Thursday, 26 Apr 2007 | Views [434]
Saturday 21st April 2007 Really not exciting bus journey to Tha Ton from Chiang Mai. Spent 4 hours with sweat running down the back of the seat - not nice! Tha ton was tiny and all we really did was walk and see the big white Buddha and a few of the ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [579]
Had a lazy day wandering round Chiang Mai, drifting into temples, wandering the streets, thinking about food... the usual. In fact that was pretty much all we did! In the evening we did some shopping at the night bazaar and then went to see a Muay ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [516]
Only spent a few hours here but it was a lot of fun! We managed to get round 3 Wat's (temples): Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol built in 1350, Wat Mahathat where there is a Buddha's head in a tree and Wat Ratcha Burana. Going between these places we got caught ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [479]
Friday 13th - Saturday 14th April Had rather a brief amount of time here. Did a lot of history related things which I thoroughly enjoyed. Went to the JEATH Museum, WWII Museum, crossed the Death Railway Bridge and drove up to Hellfire Pass where you ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [404]
Arrived just in time for the start of the Thai New Year celebrations, Songkran, which basically equals a huge water fight - don't go out and expect to stay dry for long! There is also the added bonus of getting clay stuff smeered on your face - it's ... Read more >
Tags: Party time