Day 11 Chiang Rai

We were collected from our hotel by our private bus driver where we bid farewell to two of the Magnificent Seven and became the Famous Five. as Daryl and Kerith are heading home a day earlier than us the decided to stay in Chiang Mai for the remaining days.

We will miss them of course.

The journey took approx 3 hours but apart from some winding roads wasn't too bad. We checked into Grandma Kaew's which is a small but clean and tidy hotel. The owner was very friendly and provided maps on arrival.

We had a walk around the local area and once again it is very different to the other places we have visited. There is a beautiful clock tower.

It seems to be more commercial rather than touristy but we managed to find somewhere for a spot of lunch (not particularly good) and a bar for a beer. I even looked for a table for seven before being corrected. The bar was very quiet but We soon had a competition going.

Nigel and I then went for a walk to find the Rain Tree Tunnel. Thank goodness it was not too far away as is was a bit disappointing. Just a couple of rows of trees. Maybe it gets better in different seasons.

We found another temple.

And a market but this was selling mainly fresh food.

Tonight we will have a walk to and around the night market. I am getting to like these a lot :-)

The night market was a bit disappointing but then I think we haven spoilt in Chiang Mai. We did walk to another that was very much a local market. There were some children dancing.

Tomorrow is our last full day before heading back to Bangkok. :-(