Or; Burma
The next adventure from Chiang Rai was a visit to Myanmar. We didn't have a visa so were only allowed to stay one day, but it was still very exciting! We caught a little local minibus to the boarder and then walked from Thailand and into Myanmar. We caught a cute little man with a tuktuk and he brought us around to see the scenery, some temple and the long neck village. I saw one of these tripes once before in Thailand (Chiang Mai) and it is a very strange thing. They wear rings around their necks to make them look longer, but it does not look very comfortable at all and if you were to remove those rings from a woman's neck it would most certainly break as it no longer has any muscles.
Before leaving the country again in the afternoon we asked our driver to take us to a place for local food, which was easier sad than done since none spoke any english. We ended up in a little joint next to the street where Valle got some crunchy chicken-thing and I ended up with a really spicy squid salad which wasn't too bad.
When we returned to Thailand we had to wait for the bus back we went to a little fruit corner and bought one of my fav's: cumquats! They are not only yummy but are also so cute and have the awesomest name. These along with a big bottle of water later became my rescue in the over heated bus that took ages. In the evening we went for a live performance at a restaurant where we got amazing grilled fish and thai soup. A good day and a country that I must come back to with more time on my hands.
The next adventure from Chiang Rai was a visit to Myanmar. We didn't have a visa so were only allowed to stay one day, but it was still very exciting! We caught a little local minibus to the boarder and then walked from Thailand and into Myanmar. We caught a cute little man with a tuktuk and he brought us around to see the scenery, some temple and the long neck village. I saw one of these tripes once before in Thailand (Chiang Mai) and it is a very strange thing. They wear rings around their necks to make them look longer, but it does not look very comfortable at all and if you were to remove those rings from a woman's neck it would most certainly break as it no longer has any muscles.
Before leaving the country again in the afternoon we asked our driver to take us to a place for local food, which was easier sad than done since none spoke any english. We ended up in a little joint next to the street where Valle got some crunchy chicken-thing and I ended up with a really spicy squid salad which wasn't too bad.
When we returned to Thailand we had to wait for the bus back we went to a little fruit corner and bought one of my fav's: cumquats! They are not only yummy but are also so cute and have the awesomest name. These along with a big bottle of water later became my rescue in the over heated bus that took ages. In the evening we went for a live performance at a restaurant where we got amazing grilled fish and thai soup. A good day and a country that I must come back to with more time on my hands.
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