Vietnam and Thailand '08 day 10
Flight to Chiang Mai (name means 'new city', it is only 700 years old exclamation mark). Excellent hotel with a free lunch - fried pork, fried fish, squid, fried rice, and green beans on the Riverside Terrace - superb. Just walked around the rest of the afternoon. Saw much more of the 'real' people and city than in Bangkok, even though Chiang Mai is second largest city, 1.7 million. According to transfer/tour rep., people here have rounder faces, are shorter and do not rush - they would rather let someone in a hurry pass them by. Maybe this is the best outlook? (except in business of course). The few I spoke to today were very friendly as everywhere else I have been in this part of the world. Maybe a bit more reserved which is fine. Except lady in charge of internet shop, laugh a minute, gave me 2 bannanas, will definately go back there.
(sign in hotel - 'please do not open the window to step out onto the balcony, this hotel does not have any balconys. Due to an error, patio doors were installed as windows on all 25 floors. Please ignore the helpful arrow and sign 'slide'. The hotel management has undertaken to replace the windows as soon as they are fully depreciated by the accountants. Thank you for choosing our hotel')
All the Best,
John
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