Our first day here was spent wandering around some of the temples inside the walled city until the afternoon heat sent us back to relax at the guesthouse.
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| Off to the market! |
Our second day was far more productive and we practiced our culinary skills with a full day Thai cooking class. Our teacher picked us up at our guesthouse and took us to the nearby market to buy fresh ingredients for the day ahead. Once we arrived at the school we started to cook up some of our favorite Thai dishes. We chose to make the following:
Hot and Sour Prawn Soup
Chicken with Coconut Milk Soup
Stirfry Chicken with Holy Basil
Stirfry Chicken with Cashew Nut
Spring Rolls
Papaya Salad
Panang Curry Paste & Curry
Kao Soi Paste and Curry
Mango and Sticky Rice
Deep Fried Banana
After completing our course, we were incredibly full and even more in love with Thai food than before. However, something quite disconcerting happened as we were leaving the school: a young Thai woman wished us goodbye with the following sentiment and a chuckle for Paula - "Good luck with the baby!" Perhaps its time to cut back on the mango sticky rice...
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| Hand-powered ferris wheel |
After Chiang Mai, we made our way to the hippie town of Pai. We stayed at a great little bungalow with probably the cutest Thai owner around who loved learning about Canadian geography. He suggested that we rent some motorbikes and visit some nearby waterfalls among a few other attractions. We took his advice and enjoyed cooling off in the pools while watching some local daredevils jump and waterslide into the water around us.
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| Wheatgrass at our favorite hippie cafe |
Our last stop in Thailand was Chiang Rai. I can't say that we did too much here other than enjoy the night market. After checking out the locals, we decided it was a safe bet to get the Thai hot pot. It was an excellent idea. The soup was delicious and it was fun to have it cooking on our little table in front of us.
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