This was the day that I thought I’d have nothing to write
about, and while nothing monumental happened, the day was filled with little
gems all over the place! We flew
up to Chang Mai today, which is in the northern part of Thailand and more in
the jungle area. It is the second
largest city of the country, and compared to Bangkok it is TINY. The morning
was pretty relaxing, I got to catch up on journaling and rest a bit before
packing up to go.
We got to the airport a little early (okay a lot early),
mainly because we had to check out at noon and our flight didn’t leave until
3:30, so we had some time to kill. We ate lunch at this little place that was
quite good for being in an airport and I had the most amazing blueberry
smoothie! I loved it. And now it’s
time for the TMI: I also love the airport for selling tampons! I started my
period today, and while I knew this going into the trip, I totally forgot to
bring any tampons. I went to the
7-Eleven to find some supplies and I only could find pads. That means using
pads for a whole 5-6 days. Eww. Gross. I’ve never done that, and I really
didn’t want to do it now. I
thought that maybe the airport might have them (trying to cater to Westerners),
so when I found a pharmacy, I jumped at the chance, and SUCCESS! Tampons! I’ve
never been so excited to see hygienic supplies in my life.
Anyway we got to our flight and eventually got on and this
is where the first story comes into play. We took off uneventfully and things
were going well. The captain had
taken the fasten seatbelts sign off, and then about 10 minutes later he put it
back on. We went along on our way with no turbulence and then all of a sudden
the plane dropped MAJOR altitude. As
the plane recovered the man sitting a few rows up and over from me had his Coke
in his hand, the contents of which went flying out of his cup, hit the ceiling
of the plane and went everywhere. At that point all I could do was laugh. Since we were flying back safely, all I
could do was laugh (and I did, a lot!). My next thought? “I’m really glad I
wasn’t in the bathroom!”
The next funny
moment came when we got a taxi from the airport. It was pretty uneventful until
Matt told the cab driver it was okay for him to turn his music back on. The music was pretty loud, but his bass.
Wow. It was so loud and it vibrated the car. It was just like sitting in some
18-year-old boy’s car. He had two huge subwoofers and I think they were going
full blast. It was so funny because it was just out of place. It was unexpected
for a middle-aged Thai man to like his bass high.
When we go to the
hotel, the manager, Fahrung, greeted us. She is so enthusiastic and smiley;
she’s great. She and this other
little woman whisked our bags up a flight of stairs before we even knew what
she was doing. After settling in we wanted to go to the Walking Market. Fahrung
took us out to find a taxi, and before I knew it she’d grabbed my hand and ran
out into traffic. It was really funny and of course traffic stopped for her,
but it certainly took me by surprise.
The market was
great, we did some bartering and I was able to find some fun things. Dinner
that night was great, we were able to have it out on the river. It’s a little
cooler here and so much more manageable. This wouldn’t have worked too well in
Bangkok. There was also this old
guy playing the guitar that was fun. He took us by surprise at how good he
was. Matt also took some time to
show me some stuff of how to use my camera more effectively. It was a very
peaceful night and it was very much needed after the craziness of Bangkok.
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