The morning of Day 3 in Bangkok was spent at Ko Kret, the infamous car-less
island only ten minutes from Teresa and Steve's house. Ko Kret is one of the coolest things I had done in Bangkok, but needing a bit of personal time, I decided to let the fab four and Steve head there without me. (needless to say no pictures)
Our flight to Chaing Mai departed around 3 in the afternoon so we hauled our gear to the airport for the hour overland flight north. Upon arrival we were greeted by a sign calling for "Persa Belisile"- we figured that must be us!
Chang Mai feels nothing like Bangkok. 40 km^2 to Bangkok's 150,000 km^2. 150,000 people to Bangkok's 5 million. The streets are still pretty packed with traffic, but it is a tourist focused city so the atmosphere seems much more mellow. The streets are clean and well manicured with brightly flowering bushes in the medians.
Khun Chan, our driver for this Chaing Mai Experience, brought us to Sote Villa. We had no idea what to expect with Sote Villa, but walked into a huge funky house made of brick and wood, blending traditional Thai with alpine cabin styles. It is a bit crazy, but pretty cool :)
The family of three with the little baby deserved the master suite for being the best hosts ever! And the family of three with the big kid (uh hum, 27 yrs big) got the basement room which looks like it would hold the three bears! The three single beds laid on the floor had such a strong mildew smell that mom and I were causing a scene with our laughter.
We let Mr. Chan take us to a dinner spot of his choice. He brought us to a cool restaurant on the river with great food and a fantastic ambiance. We laughed a lot at dinner. The Peterson Parents are the best traveling companions we could ask for- they are easy going, entertaining, and love them some G and T's! After dinner, we did a bit of shopping on the river-strip and then were swept back to our swiss family robinson treehouse to get some Zzzzs.
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