Chiang Mai Food Trip
 
Northern Thailand. To the east is Laos and to the west is Myanmar. Tons of parks and wildlife. Hiking, camping, raftting. I went to eat. Surprise
 

   


Chiang Mai mountains
Siri says "try it you'll like it" (bamboo worms)
Pork belly, no problem
Roosevelt Raceway of Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai sausage guy
Various pickled and preserved sundries
Toasted rice cakes with caramel swirls - YUM!
Rice in bamboo
More pickled veggies
Fast food
Chinese fortune tellers
Luxurious room at Baan Saen Doi - destination spa
Wanpen Sakdatorn, the lovely owner of Baan Saen Doi
Thai Massage room
Serene sophistication
Saen Kham Terrace Restaurant at Baan Saen Doi
Sticky Rice and Larb (minced pork salad)
Whole fried fish
Brook serenading us with showtunes at dinner
Morning excursion to visit the monks in Chiang Mai
Getting grounded
Chanting
 
All this praying is exhausting even for the monks
Worship
First of 3 lunches that day
Chicken Satay
Khao Sawy - Northern Thai specialty - beef curry, egg noodles, pickled cabbage..
Pork Larb with pig's blood
Chiang Mai sausage
Mortar and pestling green papaya to release bitterness
Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)
Brook and Siri
Kuaytiaw (refers to the rice noodle). Can't remember what the sou...
After I doctored it up with condiments to my specifications (salty/spicy)