We left Katie and Mike in Saigon and flew to Chiang Mai, a pretty big town in Northern Thailand that makes its mark with thai massages, night markets, and treks to remote villages out of town. We arrived in the early evening, checked into our clean and friendly guest house, and headed out to dinner for our first (of many) dinner that featured the country's signature pad thai (my favorite!). To Rob's delight, there was a huge Finlandia sign outside of the restaurant, which made our experience that much richer--at least for one of us:)
The next morning we set out for what would turn out to be a luxurious day. We decided to skip the trekking to villages because everything we read talked about disrupting traditional lifestyles and elephant reserves and "shows" where elephants do tricks and stuff - def not our speed. Instead, we had a $40 lunch (very expensive by Thai standards) in this chic, 21c-esque hotel (that's a hotel in the 'ville that you'll have to stay in if you visit and we're still homeless) called D2. Anyway, the food was AMAZING! Spicy papaya salad, green curry chicken, a thai bbq wrap (case, you would have loved it!) - and, the piece de resistance - a warm capaccino ice cream drink with chocolate chip cookie, just devine. After our decadent meal, we headed upstairs to the 3rd floor of D2 where we treated ourselves to maybe the best massages ever.
Funny that in a town where everything's supposed to be dirt cheap, Rob and I are the farangs (thai for foreigners) that pick the most expensive joint in town to get pampered. What can I say, we have good taste.
[jg]
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