Interestingly, their watchtower study was held using the simplified magazine, which was a first for me, and they had 104 in attendance even though they have only 40 publishers! Apparently it's high season in Chiang Mai.
After that we headed to the walking market. After Janelle's visit - and having bought 3 pairs of Thai comfy pants and totally pulling them off - Dayanna and I were on a quest for Thai pants and tees - I'd been in desperate need of clothing to kick about in, and had to leave most of my casual clothes in Bangkok since there wasn't time to wash them after Cambodia. We had a blast and a bit of a spree. I bought 3 pairs of pants a tee, tablets and post cards and heaps of delightful random food. Dayanna did likewise - 3 pants and 2 tees.
We got back late and went straight to bed after showering and packing to take off at 6:00am!! the next day. Then it was a bus to Thapan and a mad songtao ride to Mae Salong. For the first part of the trip 18 people were crammed in- sitting on the floor, and hanging off the back! Many were local hill tribe people. The scenery was stunning! And after the Songtao cleared out a bit we all took turns holding onto the back to see the view.
Mae Salong is a Chinese village in the mountains known for its tea farms. It one of Alanna's favorite places in Thailand to relax. It's been raining off and on all day so the town and mountains are covered in mist. It's surprisingly chilly, but each place has hot tea to warm you up.
We decided to splurge on a bungalow (a whole $15 a night!), then went to a cafe with a view for coffees, cocoas and lava cake - mmm... Followed by Chinese noodle soup, then we headed back to our bungalow to watch a movie - whereupon we all fell asleep :)
Views from the Songtao.
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