Moving on!
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| Micheal, our German Yoga instructor. The best at the retreat IMHO. |
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| The view from Central Perk - GA SO LINE -sold by the bottle |
Was up very early on Sunday to finish packing and catch the taxi to the airport at 7:30. Good thing, as the taxi arrived 15 minutes early!
I had him drive over to the Aloha where I said my goodbyes to Wendy and Kylie! They were just on their way over . The driver pulled over to the side of the road enroute to the airport as he was not sure that I had paid the resort his fare and had to confirm it. I got him to keep driving but he was going to just sit there...ahhhh! Checked in and took a picture of my bag leaving on the belt.
Bangkok Airways checked my bag right through to Chiang Mai even though I was flying Thai Airways from Bangkok. When I arrived in Chiang Mai I was the last women standing at the belt watching the two unclaimed bags go round and round. A Thai Airways rep was there and asked for my luggage tag and what the bag looked like! I showed him my picture and off he went. He explained my bag was at the international belt and that it would be here soon. I could have used my "tile" but didn't have wifi!! I always take a picture of my bag and this time it came in handy!
SKY CHAT
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| Have never seen this before - chatting from seat to seat on the plane |
Sumana picked me up and drove me to the apartment. The landlady met me there and it's OK. They use facial recognition to enter the lobby - Geez Louise! The place looks nice but the furniture is uncomfortable and there is no coffee maker! The location is great and it's a safe area.
I unpacked a bit and left at 6 to go for a walk.....
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| Just up the street is a SomTom class - will do it for sure. Papaya salad is one of my favs! |
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| An older couple playing and singing at the night market. |
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| A temple in the old city. |
On Monday morning I went grocery shopping! Have eaten rice and noodles for a month and went a little crazy - bought cheese, bread and heinz ketchup for a grilled cheese. Campbell's chicken noodle soup, ritz crackers, oatmeal , yougurt granola, green apples - nothing thai related!! They deliver your groceries so from there Sumana took me out for lunch.
The food was good while it was going down but I have been paying for eating at a road side stand since Monday!! Bananas and toast and rice - couldn't find applesauce.
Yesterday I went in search of a soft pillow and a yoga studio. Luck on both counts.
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| The mall -Central Airport. 5 Floors and lots of Japanese stuff. |
Yoga started this morning at 8 am. I was the only English speaking student therefore the only student. The teacher is very nice, speaks perfect English - she lived and trained in Virginia. So, for 40 dollars a month I get 3 lessons a week. I take "GRAB" aka UBER there and it cost me 79 Baht each way but I give them 100. So it's a deal!
After yoga I did some laundry - no dryer - but the washing machine works well. I hung the clothes outside and it was dry in a few hours. I went for a facial at a place highly recommended on Trip Advisor - 2 hours of bliss, I will go back again as it is literally a five minute walk. From there I walked back into the night market area as I need to find some yoga cushions. I was thirsty after my exhausting facial and went into a mallof sorts. First thing on the right was a McDonalds. Not your regular McDonalds as they did not have burgers. They only served chicken, coke, ice cream and pies!
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| Couldn't finish all the fries and was only able to eat half the chicken - must be the heat or the bananas!! |
McDonald's corn pie?? Thinking I'll pass on both! Turns out it was an electronics mall, I walked around and ended up getting a Thai Sim card - 30 days, 10 MB of data, a phone number - all for 20 bucks. So, now I can use GRAB wherever I am. This deal is only available for tourists and I did not have my passport or any ID with me. I said I would come back tomorrow but instead the one clerk took a picture of the other and used her licence and presto I had a sim card. That's how things work in Thailand.
