First stop was a temple on top of a big hill. The temple had the usual golden stupa and also views of the surrounding countryside. First task was to walk up the steep steps to the temple which were lined on both sides by the body of dragons as hand rails.
The temple also had bells and gongs which you were allowed to ring for good luck. The kids enjoyed making plenty of din without anyone appearing to mind.
At the drop off point were lots of souvenir stores, we spotted some very tacky giant fans. We also saw some really smart embroidered dragons, after some shopping around and some negotiation we came away with a very fine beaded dragon.
We then went back down to the town for a quick look around with our guide. He showed us some more temples and the location for the night market.(more later)
We got back to the hotel in time for a quick dip in the pool before being picked up by a chef for cookery classes. First we went to the market to learn about buying the ingredients. The chef had an excellent sense of humour which made the class great fun. He took us to his kitchen just outside town and taught us how to make tom yum soup, green curry, red curry, pad thai noodles, sweet and sour vegetables, chicken and cashew nut and mango and sweet rice for dessert. The kids couldn't do the cooking on their own but were happy to watch, join in and eat the results. This formed our dinner for the evening.
After the food was finished we were driven back into town and dropped off at the night market. Hundreds of stalls selling various sorts of souvenirs at super cheap prices (especially compared to Japan)
We then found a small bar for a drink with live music. Turned out the landlord was from Liverpool and his wife was Thai. Don't worry it wasn't the 'English Pub' we turned our noses up at that one.
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| Dragon banisters on the steps to temple |
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| Another Golden Stupa! |
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| Pretty Roof |
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| Little budda with dragon heads |
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| Neve banging the gong |
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| Felix banging an even bigger gong |
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| Bells that anyone can ring |
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| Tacky day glow giant fans |
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| Panda Bear Hats |
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| Will look nice in the hall. |
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| This temple had various animal models in the garden to keep the kids amused |
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| Temple in Chiang Mai |
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| Arty picture of figures on temple |
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| Temple Dragon |
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| Santa costumes in shop |
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| Stall in the market |
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| On our way to Thai cookery lessons |
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| This is our chef teaching us about different types of rice |
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| Horse Pee eggs. We have no idea what this was about but decided not to try them! |
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| Julie smashing garlic! |
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| Would you eat food served by these people? |
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| The sizzling wok |
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| Chicken in cashew nuts.. yum |
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| Sweet and sour veg... yum |
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| Best bits is you get to eat what you have prepared |
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