Sunday, May 19, 2013

I found the walking market!

This has been a relatively productive and relaxing weekend. I slept in late yesterday after my long and stressful week and then walked to my vegan friendly cafe for a late lunch and some studying. The highlight was an amazing chai made with real spices.
I took a walk into the old city on my way home a discovered a dorm style guesthouse that is only 120 a night so it's a possibility for when my current lease is up. The first floor is a tailor shop and the room seemed clean. I found another one today that was only 80 but didn't have AC and the mattresses were on the floor, which honestly I wouldn't really care about, but I did like how the first place had lockers to put valuables in.
I stopped at the mall on the way back and there was a market set up outside with some interesting looking foods, I went with Starbucks as I had more work to do though. Everything else is cheaper here but Starbucks is still incredibly expensive. Actually at 135 baht, my green tea soy latte was even more expensive than a chai at home!
I woke up early today so I could finish up an assignment for my course and then walked to the free bird cafe for it's 4th birthday party. There was lots of food and delicious vegan treats to try!
I was excited to stumble upon the Chiang Mai walking market in the old city on the way home. I had heard about it, but it is in different locations on Saturday's and Sundays and I haven't really figured out where everything is anyway. The market is huge. Streets are closed for many blocks in all directions and there are vendors selling all sorts of things, even roasted insects.
























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