Cooking and more elephants!

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Hi! Thanks for checking up on my travel blog and adding those hilarious comments (traveler's diarrhea?? haha...hopefully I won't have to deal with that....I've been knocking on a lot of wood) 😊
So this weekend was action packed and fun. We went to the Chiang Mai Cooking School which runs the Wok, our favorite place to eat. It was a little iffy because we didn't know if we would be the only ones there and what exactly we would be making. It turns out that there were quite a few people and the instructors - J.Lo and Gaan were entertaining and very good at teaching. We made tons of food starting at 10am going all the way to 4pm, and I have to say all of it was delicious! We made Red Curry, Rad Na, Papaya Salad, Banana Sticky Bread...yummm...I'm drooling thinking about it! Thai dinner party when I get back for sure!
Yesterday we went on the dreaded trek...we had heard all sorts of horror stories, the jungle leeches, the drowning, the mud, the mosquitos- ahhh!!!!!!! It turns out that the one day treks are for old foggies, like us, it was great!!! Hahaa... we went to an elephant village and rode elephants. Dorine and I got to ride on the elephant head!!! It was soooooo awesome! I felt badly for the poor elephant, Matim, but we fed her sugar cane afterwards. Then we went to a Karen village and then a waterfall and then bamboo rafting- none of which we actually trekked to --> we went in a nicely air conditioned minivan the whole entire way. Heehee...So much for the scary trek.
Tomorrow we head for Phuket...time for relaxing by the beach...ahhh....

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Photos

food!
I think this is the Rad Na and Red Curry with fish

elephant riding
can't really see me, but that's my back and I'm on the elephant's head!

Comments

[anonymous]

Cooking Lessons
Hey Ingrid! I want some of those Thai Cooking Lessons when I see you in the future. Have a great day! J~

[anonymous]

hi unni
i just saw someone today who asked me to say hi, but i forget who it was. maybe it was jonah? someone who wanted your email address. but for the life of me i can't remember who. i kinda think it was a girl. all i remember is that they were so amazed at your vacation. anyways ttyl

[anonymous]

Dinner party???
The food you made sounds absolutely yummy!!! The pics of food makes my tummy growl. Does that mean you will be having a dinner party and inviting all of us to show us your new skills??? I am really happy that you are having a blast...riding elephants, learning to cook, and going trekking. I can't wait to read the next installment to your trip!!! Take care of yourself!!!