Hi,
Chiang Rai weather is in that beautiful pre-winter phase, where the days are rainless, the temps are comfortable, and the evenings are cool. It's also the beginning of the 'High Season'.
Well, nobody seems to remember this week's 'Easy Monday' song so we'll try again. Here's another tiny verse from one of the biggest musical groups on the planet: "Baby says she's mine you know, she tells me all the time you know, she said so. I'm in love with her and __ __ __. Hint: Hmm. No.
The saga of the water purification system continues. The replacement unit works great, but leaves a puddle under the sink. After careful examination, I determined that the water is coming from the unit. After more calls to the store, two men who seemed to know a little more about it came to the house. They found the problem, slowed the leak, and informed us that next week a crew from Chiang Mai will come and fix the problem. Oh my. In the meantime, we can run the unit and enjoy clean water. Hmm.
This evening we went to the Night Bazaar for dinner. We usually go on Sunday nights, when many vendors take the night off or attend 'Happy Street'. Tonight was a different story. The place was jumping, not only with most of the vendors present, but what looked like bus loads of tourists. From the conversations I could tell that some of them were from China, Russia, Germany, and America. This is always good news for Chiang Rai's economy. Tourism is a big part of the regional business and many people rely on 'High Season' to survive. It's also nice for us because it means new items are on the tables and browsing becomes an adventure all over again.
Today's photo was taken at Baan Dam. It's a partial view of a very tall door. I don't know where the carving was made, but the detail is amazing. There was another door with different carvings on the other side.
Leaving the Night Bazaar, we were surprised by the amount of traffic on the street at 7:30 in the evening. Things have certainly changed since we first arrived in 2007. As we drove past the Wangcome Inn Hotel, Blue commented on it being our old 'stomping grounds'. We lived there for our first month in Thailand and tonight we touched on some random memories of that time. It was fun looking back on that special time. We had made a big leap and were, in a way, free-falling with eyes wide open, into a new chapter in our lives. Every day presented new discoveries. After seven years here, we are still discovering new things, different ways of seeing things, and enjoying life as it comes.
Have a Happy Tuesday.
Peace,
Danny
"Beautiful people are not always good,
but good people are always beautiful."
~Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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