Our walk from Libra to AUA
Our teacher is called Kanthira and she is so adorable. She laughs all the time and is soooo smiley! Which is great because Thai is SO DIFFICULT!! Not only do you have to learn the words but you also have to learn the tones of the word. Thai involves 5 different tones and depending on what tone you use it changes the meaning of the word. For example, if I were to say 'Kao' in a flat tone it means white. However, if I say it in a rising then falling tone it means rice!
On the 30th I had to take a sick day. Quite a few people have been falling ill with sickness recently, so in the early hours of the morning the sickness came to me and I started throwing up. This time was the only time I've felt homesick so far. As the sickness affected almost everyone it was either a bug or everyone just adjusting to Thai climate and Thai food. I hadn't really had an appetite since coming to Thailand so it could very well be the latter.
That weekend a load of us went up to Mt. Doi Suthep. Libra had arranged two trucks to take us up the very twisty road, which I though was great fun but it proved too sickening for others. Our first stop was a tribal village which had a very cute market. We paid an extra 10฿ to go see the waterfall which was spectacular (well the waterfall wasn't that great, but there were loads of amazing flowers and a great view). We then paid another 10฿ to go see the hill tribe museum which was so interesting and told us about all the different hill tribes in Thailand, how they were different from one another and where to find them.
Our next stop down the mountain was Phuping Palace which is the royal family's winter residence. This place was insanely beautiful. There were loads of amazing building and loads of beautiful flowers and lakes.
Our final stop of the day was a temple further down the mountain called Wat Phra That (Wat means temple in Thai). There were absolutely loads of people here, but there were some fantastic views (even if it did start pouring).
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| View from the temple |
That evening we all went out to a local Irish pub where I was able to eat pizza (although I don't think it had mozzarella cheese on). Afterwards a few people went to go see some Thai boxing whilst 8 of us went to go and see a lady boy cabaret which was so amazing!! The atmosphere was ridiculously happy and the acts were all fantastic!!
We then went to a bar where we were able to stay until half 2 before the police came and closed us down (its the law that all bars and clubs have to close by midnight and is more strictly enforced in Chiang Mai than anywhere else due to politics.)
On Sunday I woke up at 8 as a few of us had decided to go zip lining. We got picked up in a minibus, the journey took about an hour and involved some very steep and twisty roads - even I felt a bit sick. We had to fill out some forms and dress in full body harnesses complete with hair net and helmet (we did look a sight!).
The course was loads of fun, although we weren't allowed to unhook our own safety ropes and move from section to section without our guides.
At the end we were all given free t-shirts (which you're meant to pay extra for),got a brilliant meal and we were introduced to a fighting beetle. Fighting beetles are huge and are made to fight one another in staged fights. The one that we saw was worth 1000s of baht - and I touched it!
In my next post I talk about my visit to the Bunny Cafe, our visit to the cinema and our weekend trek!
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