After a fullfilling breakfast where we got some company from Jill, the house cat, we hopped on our scooter and went to the wednesday market, a tip we got from the owner of our bungalow, Noi. We bought some cheap fruit (can't remember the name but it was delicious) and walked around for a bit.
After just one short night in Chiang Mai, we decided to go even further up north. We took a minivan which we booked at our hotel in Chiang Mai to Pai. The minivan was 160 baht per person, which is app. 4 euro, very cheap for a 4 hour ride. Well, it was a ride, a three hour rollercoaster ride all the way through the mountains. We were going up and down and to the left and right almost constantly, no straight road for hours! It was terrible, took way too long but when we arrived in Pai, we knew it was worth the ride!
After a day of walking around in Chiang Mai, we hopped on a tuktuk to go to the nightmarket. Lot's of handicraft, pretty jewelry, handmade dresses and a bunch of crap as well. But it was fun, we enjoyed it and I bought some pretty bracelets and a dress as well! :)
It's our 4th day in Thailand and we arrived in Chiang Mai around 2.15PM. We left Sukothai around 9 o'clock and took a bus from the old city to chiang mai. This was 265 baht per person (app. 5 euro) and it took 5 hours. It was a long ride but we managed!
Today was finally a day with some time for ourselves, without traveling. We rented the bike at our hotel (50 baht/1,20 per day) and cycled all day. But bloody hell, it was HOT! Early in the morning the temperature was already 39* degrees celcius. The sun was burning, no clouds and no wind at all. Can you imagine? So we cycled the relaxed way: not too hard and not too fast. We saw all the beautiful temples, took tons of pictures and enjoyed our lunch AND diner at the 'Coffee Cup' restaurant, which is also in the lonely planet (our Thailand bible). Good restaurant, with meals around 1 euro, totally awesome!
