Just a short one today. Mainly because not much happened. But for the sake of the diary/blog we shall jot a few of today’s events down.

The early start we mentioned yesterday unsurprisingly never happened. I fell asleep around 4am only for Soph to wake up around the same time. Then of course those lovely American girls got in on the act by sleeping through a ridiculously loud half 4 alarm. By the time morning actually came about we were in no shape to attempt Doi Suthep.

Instead we had breakfast and looked around for a couple of alternative hostels that we’d seen on the net. Anything but here would do. Soph decided it would be nice to go visit a small shop toward the night market that had a top in it she had been umming and ahhing over since we got here. Turns out she didn’t like it in the end…..

We have both expressed numerous times now how much we love Chiang Mai. The reason for Soph’s affection though may be a little different than mine. I like the atmosphere, the people, the whole place in general. Soph….she likes the abundance of puppies. Tiny dogs everywhere. The clothes shop had two miniature toy poodles with bows in their hair. Come to think of it that was probably the reason we kept going back. She never even liked that top!

By the time we had reached our favourite bar I was feeling ill. I mentioned yesterday that it was the hottest day ever. And it was. Until today. It was the type of heat where everyone just stops what they’re doing and says “you know what, screw it”. That’s usually about 15°c in the UK.

That didn’t stop us going temple hunting though. The old city of Chiang Mai has a temple around every corner. Some small, some bloody huge. Although not dressed appropriately (you may have noticed in our pictures from today that Soph has forced me into a vest…) we were able to cover up with some robes before entering the temple bare foot. I’ll be honest, not the foggiest what is going on them, but they’re nice to look at all the same.

By the time we had left the grounds of the largest inner city temple the roads had transformed. It was the Sunday Walking Market and we where right in the middle of it. Unlike the knock off merchandise market that occurs daily, this Sunday market represents everything that is Thailand. Hundreds of street food vendors, jewellery makers, glass makers, clothes…makers. It was the sort of place Mums would spend a fortune in.

After making our way back through the literally hundreds of thousands of people, we decided to just head back and grab some sleep. On the way up to our room we even managed to actually meet the two American girls face to face for the first time. Nice little chat about how they had ‘travelled‘ London. They have got lots to do tomorrow so they’re heading to bed for an early night. We’ve just stuck the tunes on full blast. Nobody is going to sleep tonight love….

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