Say What?

Sawadee krup,

It was my last night in Bangkok. I carefully packed away all of my belongings to be sure nothing was missed. We were to leave at 8 a.m. Still recovering from jet-lag I tried to get to bed early, even if I could not sleep.

I could hear the city awakening when I rolled my suitcase to the car; it was finally time to head north. But I was a bit surprised that Samrit and Jiemjai were moving slowly, in no real hurry. But this is Thai style, I thought to myself.

"What is this for?" Samrit said looking at my plump suitcase sitting near the car.

"Pai Chiangmai," (go to Chiang Mai) I proudly said in Thai - I was really getting the hang of this.

"No...No...Go to Chiang Mai tomorrow." Samrit said.

Oooops...guess my Thai isn't so good after all.

Turns out we had a great day visiting Muang Boran, an amazing 320 acre cultural site that hosts replicas of the famous Thai temples and ruins. But that's for another post when I get my pictures.

So alas, one day later, we have made it Chiang Mai and the mountains of the north. The weather is perfect, the mountains are green, and the sky is blue, not shades of grey as in Bangkok.

Time is short since I must find the travel agent to get my ticket to Laos. More posts to come...

Sawadee