We extended our bike rental and headed out to the Tribal Museum north of the city – it was a bit tough at first with all the one-way streets (some of the roads actually went from driving on one side of the road to reverse on the other side !!!! this was a little nerve racking) and the freeway ring roads but we finally sorted ourselves and spent a couple of hours in this great little museum dedicated to the lives and culture of the hill tribes. Had a late lunch/dinner on one of the little floating restaurants at the adjacent lake!
Went to the night markets near the Ping River (outside the city walls) and Grahame bought some new shorts with heaps of pockets including one for his mobile phone. About $12 aussie and well made. (Should have bought more)
We heard about this zip lining, which is basically where they have hundreds of meters of steel cable attached the the 40 or 50 metre high trees in the jungle. They then put you in a rock climbing harness and clip you onto the steel cable with a set of mini high speed wheels that runs along the cable. Once you are clipped on the let you zoom through the air between the trees. We decided to give it a go so we busted the motel for the best price. 1800 baht each for the full 32 zip lines. They run a shorter one of only 21 zip lines but its not that much cheaper and you don’t get to go on the really long lines if you only do the short version.
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SK House, 30 Moonmuang Rd., Soi 9 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Ph: 053 418396 / 053 210690; email: sk_house@hotmail.com; www.theskhouse.com
(700 Baht w Air and Hot Water Ensuite – very good quality and a refreshing pool)
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