I went to sleep early, bummed out by all of the flashing lights and tourist crap. But going to sleep early leads to .... Getting up early. I hopped out of bed and went for an early morning stroll. It was the best thing I could have done. Chiang Mai gets really hot ( 94 degrees today ) so most of the town never really gets going until later in the day around 4 or 5 at night. Then it is game on with all of the shopping and food markets etc. So everything was calm and quiet. I just started heading into the old part of town and when I was sort of in the middle I just made a left and went down an alley. Off the beaten path were just these little alley ways with houses behind gates. I just strolled the alleys for almost two hours. It was just the sort of thing I needed to forget about all the trinket shops. I also realized that since I have been here I haven't slowed down for even a minute. So I hoofed it back to the hotel, threw on some shorts and went to the pool for about two hours. Super lucky thing too because I met a nice older Australian couple that had just come from Vietnam and all of the places I am about to go to next. They were sort of doing the same trip I am but in reverse. They clued me in to where and what to do in vietnam while we enjoyed a few Chang beers in the pool.
I know my last couple of posts haven't been that entertaining but tomorrow is elephant day and wed is the zip line trip. So assuming I don't plummet to my death I should have some good stories.
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