A day in the mountains - part 2

Saturday, March 15, 2008
No visit to Doi Ithanon would be complete without stopping at the Twin Chedi, two twin pagodas built to commemorate the King and Queen's 60th birthday. As the King's chedi was undergoing some restoration, we walked along the pretty gardens at the Queen's chedi instead.



The next stop was the Hmong (Meo) hilltribe village and market in Mae Choam. The villagers here sell produce from King Bhumibol's Royal Project which supports the hilltribe villagers to grow other produce instead of poppy.


There were quite a variety of fruits and vegetables, including locally grown strawberries which were in season. I could not resist buying some vegetables which cost only 10 to 30 baht for a one kg bag.

some of the fruits and veggies we bought

We met a 101 year old villager who was selling pumpkin leaves and Amy decided to buy some from her so that we can try it for lunch.

Our lunch stop was at a small eatery near the Wachiratan waterfall. We were delighted to see a stall selling grilled chicken, one of Co's favourite dish.

yummy grilled chicken with sweet chilli sauce

stir fried pumpkin leaf

sitr fried pork with basil leaf


The Wachiratan waterfall was pretty amazing, and could rival those which we have seen in Hawaii.




We were dropped off at our hotel at about 4 pm, and after a dip in the hotel pool, we headed to the Wualai walking street, another night market which opens only on Saturday nights. The place was buzzing with locals, with lots of stalls selling noodles and titbits. As always, Co and I enjoyed oogling at the variety of food on sale. For dinner, it was another bowl of steaming chicken noodles and a plate of very yummy mango salad for only 90 cents.

We love Chiangmai and its people and look forward to our next visit. Just discovered that Tiger Airways has discontinued flights to Chiangmai from April. Looks like next time, we will have no choice but to fly by Silkair, and opt for a cheaper hotel.

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