From Phuket, we took a flight to Bangkok then Chiang Mai, arriving at 2:45 PM. While waiting to pick up our suitcase, Kiran thought he spotted an old friend from Cal, but I wasn't convinced. Deciding that there was only one way to find out, we walked over to where he was standing and strategically struck up a conversation about Cal, Sure enough we had run into a fraternity brother, Rabin Marfatia, half way around the world! Mr. A, a hired taxi driver picked us up from the airport and
brought us to our guest house, Moon Dance on the River. The house was owned and run by Lars, a Swedish ex-finance guy (40) and his Thai girlfirned, Semay (22). The house was lovely - four rooms, gorgeous Thai artwork and furniture, a beautiful garden, and of course generous Thai welcome gifts like flowers on the bed and fresh bottles of water. We booked this guest house becasue it was the only one showing availability on t
he internet, but in the first few minutes, we could tell that it was going to be an interesting stay! The first guest we met was Hiroshi, a kind young Sony engineer from Tokyo. He told us a little about his week in Chiang Mai and then we headed off to do some exploring of our own. We took a tuk tuk to the Good View Restaurant, a popular spot for visitors that was right on the river. We sat outside enjoying the view while feasting on another saefood yam (unfortunately this one was made for
farang (foriegn) palate) and fresh fish. After dinner, we walked to Chiang Mai's famous night bazaar and broused through the hundreds of stalls of local handicrafts, knock off wallets, purses, sunglasses and watches, jewelry, soaps, textiles and local artwork. The bazaar was enormous! Feeling too tired to see it all, we decided to stop browsing and Kiran got his third Thai massage for a whapping $2!
From Phuket, we took a flight to Bangkok then Chiang Mai, arriving at 2:45 PM. While waiting to pick up our suitcase, Kiran thought he spotted an old friend from Cal, but I wasn't convinced. Deciding that there was only one way to find out, we walked over to where he was standing and strategically struck up a conversation about Cal, Sure enough we had run into a fraternity brother, Rabin Marfatia, half way around the world! Mr. A, a hired taxi driver picked us up from the airport and 
he internet, but in the first few minutes, we could tell that it was going to be an interesting stay! The first guest we met was Hiroshi, a kind young Sony engineer from Tokyo. He told us a little about his week in Chiang Mai and then we headed off to do some exploring of our own. We took a tuk tuk to the Good View Restaurant, a popular spot for visitors that was right on the river. We sat outside enjoying the view while feasting on another saefood yam (unfortunately this one was made for farang (foriegn) palate) and fresh fish. After dinner, we walked to Chiang Mai's famous night bazaar and broused through the hundreds of stalls of local handicrafts, knock off wallets, purses, sunglasses and watches, jewelry, soaps, textiles and local artwork. The bazaar was enormous! Feeling too tired to see it all, we decided to stop browsing and Kiran got his third Thai massage for a whapping $2!
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Random. Remember when you ran into Mrs. Andrade, Sheena, Shal, Rishee, Neil, and my High School Spanish teacher at a museum in Spain. SMALL WORLD!!
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