Tour Around Chang-Mai

Today we had a free morning and then at noon our Thai buddies picked us up and they took us around Chang-Mai to a few temples and then to a major shopping mall where we could pick up some supplies like shampoo and soap because we have been using our travel size soaps for the last week or so. We then walked around this mall and picked up some more gifts for our loved ones and then we stopped for lunch at McDonalds because we all have been craving something American and greasy… In Thailand they have two burgers that are doubles of what we have in the states, they have the double fish fillet and they also have the double Big Mac. So I decided to try the double BigMac and let me tell you it was way too good not to be in the states. I bet McDonalds won’t introduce it because of the media backlash they would receive and the obesity issues that we have in the US. But, it was delicious and very fulfilling compared to eating the same burger in the states where you are eating mostly bread.

We then got back in the taxis and made our way back to the international center where we thanked our Thai buddies for all of their help. We then quickly dropped off our gifts and things and made our way to 7-11 to get some booze for the night because we heard that tonight was going to be the last night of the curfew in Thailand so we couldn’t go out for yet again another night. The 7-11’s here in Thailand are just like the Starbucks in Seattle, they are everywhere and in some places they are only a few blocks away from each other. They sell everything that you can in the states but they also sell hard alcohol behind the counter so we naturally flock to that area curious about the new liquors and have tried just about everything that we don’t have in the states.

We then came back to the International center and had dinner at the restaurant on the first floor where I had a dish of Pad-See-Ew for only 2 bucks which was very nice! We then came back up to play some drinking games and to hang out because again we couldn’t leave the international center because of the curfew set in place by the Thai government.
Tomorrow we have a free day to study and get ready for class that starts on Monday…