So this morning we woke up and were out of the resort early. We decided to utilize the motorbike and take a ride into Phuket Town. It was a really pleasant ride because there wasn't much traffic and it wasn't too hot. We stopped first at a local market and sampled some interesting fruit; purple dragon fruit, something prickly we don't know what it was, and another item that looked like Lychees. So we bought some breakfast for the next day and headed on.
We arrived at the Central Festival Phuket which we were really excited for. We realized soon after that it was just another word for "fancy big mall that is way too expensive!" One of the cool things was that there were small swimming pools in the middle of the mall for kids to swim in. Anyways we left soon after that.
Next stop was the town. We parked and walked about in the scorching heat!! We were starving and happened to find a locals food market. There were so many people and such great, but weird food, that it was like a zoo. Matt found some great items that you just had to yell out to order and then wait. From there we cruised around and headed back to the bike only to find that we had forgotten the keys in the ignition!! Luckily the bike was still there and all our stuff stored in the seat was too. The funny part was that two old Thai guys were sitting on a couple bikes right beside ours waiting to laugh at us for forgetting the key. Man they gave us a hard time but were nice enough to guard it for us haha.
After we got home we met up with the "Glaswegians" at the resort and decided to go out for something different. They took us to a great little Mexican restaurant and we were not let down! From there we all said our good byes since we were leaving the next morning.
Early the next morning we got on yet another flight to Chaing Mai. This is the second largest city in Thailand and different from the rest of the other places we were because it is in the north. We found a great hotel with an amazing swimming pool right in the heart of the night markets, historical sites, and tourist attractions.
We phoned up Cal and Clair, friends of Brad's, who have lived here for the last two years. They were amazing! They told us about the history of the Moat which is a 2km square of water running around old castle walls dating back 800 years. Nothing in Canada is that old so it was neat to learn about. After our mini tour that took an hour to drive 2 km (still Songkran, crowded streets, and partiers everywhere throwing water) we went to a local Thai restaurant where we learned a bit about how Thai's really eat. Apparently here they know if you are new to Thailand if you eat with your fork. The Thai's only use the fork to push food into the spoon which is the main utensil for eating! Weird hey. We let them order a whole whack of food in Thai and waiting for the surprise. To our delight it was the best meal that we have had yet! Seven dishes to share and taste...my kind of style! After enough food for 10 people we then got treated to dessert as well. It was sticky rice, in season rich mango, and coconut milk made by a little Islamic lady on the side of the road. It was to die for to say the least.
After dinner Cal took Matt to his tailor where Matt picked out two suits and six shirts because it was so affordable. While this was happening (long process) i went for a foot massage that included back and shoulders...amazing for 5 bucks!
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