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Chiang Mai -part1- (day 13-17)

Diterbitake: 11.04.2019

It is late Sunday evening when I finally arrived in Chiang Mai after a 6-hour train journey. For the first few days, I had booked a quiet hostel in the city center, and then I will move to a party hostel for the Songkran festival. 😎🍻.

Whatever this was.. it was awesome πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ
Whatever this was.. it was awesome πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ

Just around the corner was the Sunday night market, the perfect place for dinner. I think I had Thai food, Chinese food, Japanese food, and Italian food that evening... good thing 'fusion food' is trendy πŸ˜‚

Whatever this was.. it was awesome πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ
Whatever this was.. it was awesome πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ
Can never get enough of it...😍
Can never get enough of it...😍

After a bit of shopping (my old flip-flops gave up), I joined a guy in front of my hostel with a beer and finally enjoyed some familiar sounds... well, almost, Hamburg sounds, but you have to take what you can get πŸ˜‚πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

The next day was used for shopping, because I still had to get myself a water gun, a waterproof phone cover, and more for Songkran πŸ˜πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

First day - shopping day 😁 had to get myself ready for the Songkran festival, including at the Pink Pvssi store.. πŸ˜‚
... including at the Pink Pvssi store...πŸ˜‚
Afterwards, I treated myself...😁
Afterwards, I treated myself...😁
And since we're talking about treats, I also had a 1.5-hour massage that day... 😌

In the evening, I went for a couple of beers with Mia, my bunkmate πŸ€—
In the evening, I went for a couple of beers with Mia, my bunkmate πŸ€—
And then it was time to go to bed 😴

The next day something special was on the agenda, a visit to an elephant rescue center followed by a quad tour 😍
I was picked up by a minivan at 8:30 in the morning, and shortly after, a Chinese couple joined.

The first stop was an orchid and butterfly farm just half an hour away from Chiang Mai.
A beautiful place to relax 😊
Papillon 😍

After about 20 minutes, we continued on to the main attraction, the elephant rescue center. Many of these elephants have been saved from poachers, and great emphasis is placed on their well-being. So no elephant riding and no violence!
😍
At the beginning of the tour, we made soap from wood. I forgot the name of the tree, but its wood actually foamed! We could also use the soap right away because we immediately went into the water to bathe with the elephants.

Afterwards, I left the group and got a private tour, I don't know why, I also booked a group tour but why notπŸ€·β€β™€οΈ
I got a crash course in making elephant treats and then it was time for the mud bath πŸ˜πŸ’¦

A really amazing experience that I will probably never forget 😊

As a final stop, I got to visit the baby of the farm 😍


Before heading back home, there was still a quad tour on the agenda. 😁


The Chinese couple had booked the rafting tour instead of the quad tour, so to avoid waiting, I got the rafting tour and they got the quad tour for free πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ


In the evening, I went to a night market, together with my tour guide from the elephant camp πŸ˜…πŸ‘πŸΌ


The next day, sightseeing was on the agenda again, together with El and Mia πŸ€—
We visited Wat Chedi Luang, one of the older temples in the city.
Yes, I know... temples temples temples... that's why we only stopped at one that day πŸ˜…
Still always beautiful to see 😊
After that, we went to have lunch, and thanks to Mia's Polaroid camera, this beautiful picture was taken. 😍
Such sweet girls... and new amazing people are constantly joining us πŸ€—

In the evening, I finally got the chance to watch some Muay Thai fights. 😍
Even the women had to participate 😁 :

Truly an amazing experience, and it definitely won't be my last fight night! πŸ˜πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

Those were the first quiet days in Chiang Mai... the next ones probably won't be as relaxed... but definitely wet πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸ’¦πŸ”« #Songkran 😎

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