Chiang Mai part 2

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May 23rd 2012

Published: May 25th 2012

Day 6 ...in which we found the food, fruit and flower market, spent a few hours in an optometrist, ate some dodgy tofu, got another massage and wandered for hours in the Saturday Walking market... Pretty close to our hotel was the fruit and flower market (which also contained lotsa food, and some clothes). Some more jackfruit was purchased, as well as some snacks, and some clothes. The flower... Read Full Entry

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Chris and Nena

Chris And Nena

We have been meaning to go on a decent trip for ages now. Last year some very cheap prices came up on bestflights, so we decided to take the plunge. After this it became all about saving as much money as possible. Working a lot, and spending stuff all (apart from the occasional necessary bike part or gadget). We are looking forwards to five months away, spending two weeks in Thailand, and the rest of the time split between Europe and North America. We haven't planned much - just hoping to see lots of great sites, and eat a pile of tasty food. Oh, there'll probably be a lot of food photos... full info

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Temple rooves

Dada Kafe

Nice place, tasty food, shame about the smokers

More noms

oh yeah, yummy food from Dada Kafe

Tower

Statue

This was cool - looked like one of those weird animations where they kinda strobe the person moving so they leave a trail.

Pigeon feeding

Fills you with an enormous sense of well being...

Tropical Fruits

Rambutan, Mangosteen and Custard Apples in the background.

Looks good..

Interesting wiring techniques...

More food

ok - you're prolly getting bored of food shots. Sorry! But it was pretty tasty. Stir Fried Morning Glory with a delicious peanut sauce

Food again

Fried Eggplant

Chiang Mai room

Pretty

Blue Water

We bought some of the butterfly pea and soaked it in water to make a cold infusion. Stunning colour - tastes a little bit like Calendula

Buddhas

Wat Suan Dok

Right in the middle of the picture, you can see another Wat way up on the mountain.

Wat Suan Dok

Japanese Lunch

Beautifully presented (well it was before we started eating).

Earthen Hut

Inside the Japanese Tea House

3rd June 2012

anonymous
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Hi Guys, I came across Clitoria terneata in Malaysia as it is used to colour the rice a vibrant blue! it looked so unatural! I have come across seed here too. Will have to give it a go!

4th June 2012

Chris And Nena
Chris and Nena

Clitoria
Yeah, it's a pretty beautiful flower. Amazing colour. We thought about buying a kilo bag and sending it back home. :)

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