After returning from the elephant park, I wanted to find the warorot day Market though I was sure it would be closing soon. It was but at least I found more of the city along the way.
I stopped at the night Market though.
I also stopped at an expat night Market. You can find foods from all over the world.
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I wanted mango sticky rice. Yummy! Coconut milk with sticky rice, sliced mango, and crunchy rice.
There are quite a few of these vans at the markets. They are a watering hole for expats.
The next day, I left for the warorot day Market early. Lots of fresh and dried fruits and veggies, teas, and just about anything you can imagine.
The cylinders are bamboo sticky rice. Rice that is steamed in a bamboo stem.
I bought assume of these to eat later. It is a coconut dough that is steamed in leaves.
Yes, these are meal worms!
I also bought bamboo sticky rice for lunch. It is put into a bamboo section and then steamed (much like how we use corn husks). I have had it before and it is delicious. I walked around looking at temples for hours, but here is what lunch looked like.
Here is part of the bamboo peeled away.
This is the steamed coconut dough. In the left wrapped in a banana leaf. The stakes dough on the right. It was pretty tasty.
I went to visit the temples in the old city. It is a square in the center of Chiang Mai. There was literally a square wall around the city surrounded by canals.
At the 3 kings statue, there is a metal “city plan” that shows this. There are entrance on each side. At the bottom of the picture is the gate I entered.
The three kings statue. It is the sculpture of Kings Mengrai, Ramkamhaeng and Ngam Muang, who are founding fathers of Chiang Mai.
From there I visited the Buddhist temples in the city center.
I also stopped at the Chiang Mai Historical Museum to learn a little about their history including occupation with Burma and Siam. The museum is built on top of the original temple and part of the archeological dig is in the basement. Bricks back then did not have mortar between them.
I did want to walk more but I used up all my phone battery (I’m charging it now as I’m writing this post.)
I have been on the lookout for funny signs (though china has some of the worst signs.) here are things that caught my eye :
Not a funny sign. This is an actual place. They are supposed to be good. The women’s prison also offers massages. I think they have finished their time and is now their job.
This garlic is only 80 baht which is 2.50us.
