Impressions 5

2013-01-19T11:56:54.265Z

Rama 9 Soi 3, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310, Thailand

Clink clink pause clink clink goes the ever monotonous sound with only the interruption of a sharper click. Metal grinding on metal. People walking dowm the aisle peddling their wares in a loud and foreign voice. Me having walked all day in the punishing sun all day sweaty and hot. A cool and refreshing breeze comes. But it does not stop only gets colder. My vinly seat reclines but not as much as it should. This is the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Some say it is 431 Baht. I say it is a priceless experience.

Arrival into Chiang Mai was rather uneventful despite the information guy who was sulky after I didnt take his advice about lodging. Got on a minibus right away no problems and no overcharging.

First night we walked into my first pick of hostels but they only had a room for one night. No problem we can move the next day. After a walk to the night market we realized no places had rooms available. But lets not breeze over the night market. It starts out small just a few peddlers on the street selling typical tourist merchandise. But once you find the side branch hosting the food market youve hit the gold market. A plaza very similar to the plazas in Rome with one key difference... Ladyboys, Transgenders,and cross dressers in their show outfits. I guess its Las Vegas meets Rome? Food was good if not great at the market but the rotti was delicious. A crepe like invention commonly filled with banana chocolate or egg then drizzled with sweetened condensed milk. Not only is it delicious but also dirt cheap. One banana rotti will typically run you 25 baht roughly 80 cents. In fact the following night we went to a restaurant that judging from the atmosphere in the US woul run you 75$ in Korea maybe 45$ but for the two of us eating three dishes and a beer it cost 435 baht. Thats 14$. Any one planning to retire soon and lookung at prospective locations dont discount Thailand. And because Chiang Mai is the Wisconsin Dells of Thailand plenty of tourists assures no problems with finding those who speak english. Seriously... Think about it.

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