Christmas in Chiang Mai We spent 3 days in Bangkok doing some shopping, a little bit of sightseeing (the Grand Palace was absolutely beautiful) and lots of relaxing in a very plush hotel (thanks Emma and Ian!). We then flew, very cheaply, north to Chiang Mai and checked into the Chiang Mai Thai House. This is a lovely hotel - slightly over budget at 7.50 pounds a night but it was Christmas and it does have a pool (and, again, free loo roll, clean sheets and fresh towels!). We met up with a couple (hi Emma and Mark) who we got to know in Kerala. It was lovely to hang out and celebrate with people we had met before. In the 2 days before Christmas we went to a Thai cooking school, which really should be
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