Hmm I am just realising it's been already 6 days since I last updated my blog, sorry about that, but lucky you I made up a list 2 days ago of the things I had to mention in my new post :D So let's start with the beginning..
2 days after we first arrived in Chang Mai, we tasted the Thai Rain :( unfortunately.. A day with continuous rain, I didn't have a clue on what to do... sightseeing becoming less attractive under the rain :(. So after breakfast we walked our way to some various little shops (I actually found an amazing shop, walls made of stones, it's all narrow and very traditional... they were offering acrylic painting with some quotes of happiness and wisdom... loved it! I remember this one "Live your dream and don't dream your life") and finally a tuk tuk driver offered us a tour for 30 Baths an hour to the handicraft road... I knew what it was to be like and for sure wasn't wrong :D He brought us to a silk factory (I ignored silk was made that way), to a huge jewellery/silver shop - factory, a carpet shop and paper umbrella store... It was good to see all those things and even if you felt the pressure to buy something (with someone following every of your moves!) I didn't buy anything :D.
Finally the next day we took a thai cooking course and that was some real fun! First I learned how to cook 7 thai dishes and also our chef was the funniest thai man we yet met...
Part of those 7 dishes I learned how to make, Pad Thai :D, Chicken in coconut milk, Chicken with Cashew nuts, Chicken in green curry, Papaya Salad (very spicy), Spring Rolls (that s a winner for me I always wondered how to make them :)) and finally for the sweet tooth Mango with Sticky Rice (and yes Gorka I can confirm it kicks ass... very very good)... anyway all those dishes were easy enough to make and wouldn't take more than 5 minutes! Now you just have to wait 11 more months before I can cook any of those for you :D
That night we went to an Irish Pub and followed the opening game of the 6 Nations: Ireland vs Italy... I was happy to see Pete encouraging his team as back in Ireland he wouldn't really watch the match :)
Next day... sun sun sun :) The Californian girl we met in Ko Chang advised me on that temple where there is an english lecture about Buddhism every Sunday @ 3 PM so that was the main thing I wanted to do that day... I took my 2 feet and decided to walk half of the way (as it was like 5 kilometres away) and finally I didnt see the time pass and walked too far, at that stage I wanted to get a taxi as i was a bit lost, I waved at a few of them and instead of stopping the simply waved back at me.. lol
So I asked my way to a shop and they gave me few directions in English... Finally a thai woman stopped her car next to me and asked me if I was going to Wat Umong which was the case lol and she happily gave me a lift to my final point... how nice :)
Wat Umong was amazing only a few metres from the main city a big forest with a few underground chapels and loads of quotes of wisdom and happiness in Thai and English on the trees.... very peaceful... I went to the class but didn't get to learn that much about Buddhism unfortunately.
I finally returned to the centre with a taxi that time :)
Few hours later we headed back to the Irish Pub and I watched the Frenchies kick the asses of the Scottish (Allez les bleus!!!)
Right now I have started my Thai Massage course and am enjoying every second of it, the first day wasn't easy... But Pete will do a good cobaye!!! he he anyway he isn't complaining lol
Classmates are nice, from all around the world, It s good to meet people and discover their own experience and what is bringing them to Thailand...
I have also decided to take the Aromatherapy, Herbal, Oil Massage next weekend or next week depending on my timetable :) That is really what I want to learn!!! Once again you will have to wait about 11 months before I can give you one of my fantastic massages :D Hopefully I will find a few volunteers to practice on in Australia ....
I have also decided to stay longer in Thailand, minimum 1 more week, I have to reschedule my flight ticket check the available dates and will let you know when I will land in Sydney :D
Ok I am checking my list now on the things I was supposed to say and it looks like I covered everything :D
Ah Yeah I will have to give a good description of Chang Mai, but that will be for another post :)
And finally, just a few hours ago our class was offered to go to a Spa Steam Room (they have a Spa next door to the scool) and waou that felt really nice and their Spa is so beautiful!!!! I wish I could open one of those in Europe ....
2 days after we first arrived in Chang Mai, we tasted the Thai Rain :( unfortunately.. A day with continuous rain, I didn't have a clue on what to do... sightseeing becoming less attractive under the rain :(. So after breakfast we walked our way to some various little shops (I actually found an amazing shop, walls made of stones, it's all narrow and very traditional... they were offering acrylic painting with some quotes of happiness and wisdom... loved it! I remember this one "Live your dream and don't dream your life") and finally a tuk tuk driver offered us a tour for 30 Baths an hour to the handicraft road... I knew what it was to be like and for sure wasn't wrong :D He brought us to a silk factory (I ignored silk was made that way), to a huge jewellery/silver shop - factory, a carpet shop and paper umbrella store... It was good to see all those things and even if you felt the pressure to buy something (with someone following every of your moves!) I didn't buy anything :D.
Finally the next day we took a thai cooking course and that was some real fun! First I learned how to cook 7 thai dishes and also our chef was the funniest thai man we yet met...
Part of those 7 dishes I learned how to make, Pad Thai :D, Chicken in coconut milk, Chicken with Cashew nuts, Chicken in green curry, Papaya Salad (very spicy), Spring Rolls (that s a winner for me I always wondered how to make them :)) and finally for the sweet tooth Mango with Sticky Rice (and yes Gorka I can confirm it kicks ass... very very good)... anyway all those dishes were easy enough to make and wouldn't take more than 5 minutes! Now you just have to wait 11 more months before I can cook any of those for you :D
That night we went to an Irish Pub and followed the opening game of the 6 Nations: Ireland vs Italy... I was happy to see Pete encouraging his team as back in Ireland he wouldn't really watch the match :)
Next day... sun sun sun :) The Californian girl we met in Ko Chang advised me on that temple where there is an english lecture about Buddhism every Sunday @ 3 PM so that was the main thing I wanted to do that day... I took my 2 feet and decided to walk half of the way (as it was like 5 kilometres away) and finally I didnt see the time pass and walked too far, at that stage I wanted to get a taxi as i was a bit lost, I waved at a few of them and instead of stopping the simply waved back at me.. lol
So I asked my way to a shop and they gave me few directions in English... Finally a thai woman stopped her car next to me and asked me if I was going to Wat Umong which was the case lol and she happily gave me a lift to my final point... how nice :)
Wat Umong was amazing only a few metres from the main city a big forest with a few underground chapels and loads of quotes of wisdom and happiness in Thai and English on the trees.... very peaceful... I went to the class but didn't get to learn that much about Buddhism unfortunately.
I finally returned to the centre with a taxi that time :)
Few hours later we headed back to the Irish Pub and I watched the Frenchies kick the asses of the Scottish (Allez les bleus!!!)
Right now I have started my Thai Massage course and am enjoying every second of it, the first day wasn't easy... But Pete will do a good cobaye!!! he he anyway he isn't complaining lol
Classmates are nice, from all around the world, It s good to meet people and discover their own experience and what is bringing them to Thailand...
I have also decided to take the Aromatherapy, Herbal, Oil Massage next weekend or next week depending on my timetable :) That is really what I want to learn!!! Once again you will have to wait about 11 months before I can give you one of my fantastic massages :D Hopefully I will find a few volunteers to practice on in Australia ....
I have also decided to stay longer in Thailand, minimum 1 more week, I have to reschedule my flight ticket check the available dates and will let you know when I will land in Sydney :D
Ok I am checking my list now on the things I was supposed to say and it looks like I covered everything :D
Ah Yeah I will have to give a good description of Chang Mai, but that will be for another post :)
And finally, just a few hours ago our class was offered to go to a Spa Steam Room (they have a Spa next door to the scool) and waou that felt really nice and their Spa is so beautiful!!!! I wish I could open one of those in Europe ....
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