The 4-day break in northern Thailand turned out to be a tedious trip, rather than a relaxing vacation, with a significant portion of the time spent on travelling on the road. However, I was glad to meet up with mr;p’s brother and his in-laws and got to experience life in a Thai provincial town.
And from a 350B/night room in Chiang Rai, we were elevated to a suite that cost 20x more when we were in Chiang Mai. Luxurious as they are, 5-star resorts are really not my cup of tea. I’m thankful for the chance to have experienced such extravagance (my standards, at least) for I will never pay for such frivolousness, not even for my honeymoon. I very much prefer a more intimate stay in a small, charming boutique hotel.
Despite the inconvenience, we still managed to chill out everyday in Chiang Mai. It was lips-smacking ice-cream in Note Udom’s iberry cafe on the first day and cool iced coffee in a riverside cafe overlooking the Ping River on the second. I managed to catch up with May over northern food in Tong Restaurant, salads with Noi and even looked up an old friend, Fye, at his pizza parlour. A pity, however, was the Walking Street Market that we missed. Well, that gives us one more reason to head back to Chiang Mai again soon!
Then, mr;p and I parted ways in Chiang Mai. I’m now back in Bangkok while he’s enjoying the laidback life amongst the cows and buffaloes in Udon Thani. Last I heard, he’s even planning to go fishing with his mum and the aunties tomorrow. Urgh! Even though I miss being in the village with mr;p, I’m quite happy with my few days of ’singlehood’ too. Till Sat, mr;p!
