I just returned from a long weekend in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I enjoy Chiang Mai because it is in Northern Thailand and is much more relaxed than Bangkok – much like the Florida Keys and Miami. To maximize my peace, I decided to stay outside town at Butterfly Resort on the river. Probably won’t do this again. The resort was really beautiful, and had a fantastic restaurant. They had the best Tom Kha Gai (coconut soup with chicken and mushrooms) that I’ve ever had. The rooms were all wood, and had fun features like Jacuzzi tubs and outdoor showers – which unfortunately could be seen by the rooms adjacent to yours. They ran a shuttle into town every two hours, but it took about ½ hour each way. The one time I decided to risk a cab home rather than wait for the shuttle and the driver got totally lost and we ended up somewhere far north of the hotel (but eventually made it back). I used the time to try to catch up on work – it was somehow easier to grade papers looking out at a pond and the river than looking out from my office at home onto the construction site next door.
Here are pictures of the building I stayed in (upstairs), the inside of a room and the main building.
It is good to be home again. Much like the last Eid in September, Dhaka has been deserted this week after Eid. So many people return home to their villages that the city is a ghost town. For a few glorious days we have had no power outages or traffic. I suspect the masses will return by the weekend.
Oh, the Amazing Race episode this week was filmed in Dhaka. Try to watch it and see what you think. I’ll be very interested to see if it shows the chaos of the place and the friendliness of the people.
Happy (American) Thanksgiving everyone!!
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