After a slow morning, 
we spent the morning walking around the old city, and then headed over to Talat Warorot, another famous Chiang Mai Market. This market is actually centred around a three story building, with numerous stalls within, and also lots surrounding the building and the adjacent streets.
This one was very much
a "local's market"; we were one of the very few white people there. Also, most of the items had prices, which they were maybe willing to discount 20 Bhat or so ($0.60), but not the outrageous 50% to 75% that was par for the course at the Night Bazaar. There were clothes, shoes, but also artwork, spices, herbal remedies, veggies, fruits and meats. If you've never been to this part of the world, visiting the meat stalls in the local markets is a true test of intestinal fortitude.
We had lunch in the market's cafeteria; a true adventure. No menus with English subtitles and several large pots with mystery meats and vegetables. We're not quite sure what we ate, but you get the distinct sense that many of the street vendors selling 'Thai food' in the tourist areas cater to the Western palete.
This evening we had dinner at Kanjana, a Thai restaurant near our guesthouse.
We had an early night, since we signed up for a visa run tomorrow, since the 30-day visa we obtained when we arrived is about to run out. So we have to do an epic 10-hour day, where we spend 4.5 hours in a mini-van as we are whisked up to the Myanmar border, leave, spend 5 minutes in Myanmar, then re-enter so we can get a fresh 30-day visa. A totally pointless exercise, really, but is seems to keep the Thai bureaucrats and border guards gainfully employed. In addition, there is a booming business in companies providing this service.
we spent the morning walking around the old city, and then headed over to Talat Warorot, another famous Chiang Mai Market. This market is actually centred around a three story building, with numerous stalls within, and also lots surrounding the building and the adjacent streets.This one was very much
a "local's market"; we were one of the very few white people there. Also, most of the items had prices, which they were maybe willing to discount 20 Bhat or so ($0.60), but not the outrageous 50% to 75% that was par for the course at the Night Bazaar. There were clothes, shoes, but also artwork, spices, herbal remedies, veggies, fruits and meats. If you've never been to this part of the world, visiting the meat stalls in the local markets is a true test of intestinal fortitude.We had lunch in the market's cafeteria; a true adventure. No menus with English subtitles and several large pots with mystery meats and vegetables. We're not quite sure what we ate, but you get the distinct sense that many of the street vendors selling 'Thai food' in the tourist areas cater to the Western palete.
This evening we had dinner at Kanjana, a Thai restaurant near our guesthouse.
We had an early night, since we signed up for a visa run tomorrow, since the 30-day visa we obtained when we arrived is about to run out. So we have to do an epic 10-hour day, where we spend 4.5 hours in a mini-van as we are whisked up to the Myanmar border, leave, spend 5 minutes in Myanmar, then re-enter so we can get a fresh 30-day visa. A totally pointless exercise, really, but is seems to keep the Thai bureaucrats and border guards gainfully employed. In addition, there is a booming business in companies providing this service.
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