I am not at all embarrassed to admit that we have not done a whole lot the last few days. Our hotel has a great little pool and a nice sitting area, so we have been taking full advantage of that along with spending some time visiting with our local friends.

We have managed to find a nice little massage place close to our new hotel and in addition to being able to get a good massage, the owners are really friendly and we have had a nice time chatting with them while getting our daily relaxation!

We know that our time here in northern Thailand is approaching an end, so we are trying to get out with our friends here as much as possible. We have had a few good nights out with Tee, Ian, Richie and Landon, and we also had the chance to meet Richie’s girlfriend Vanna,  and Landon’s girlfriend Tiew.

We also managed to have an nice night out with Ian and Tee at The River Market restaurant – a bit of an upscale place featuring a sort of Thai-Western fusion type menu. The restaurant is situated along the bank of the Ping River and it was very nice to just sit and relax and enjoy the great food with our friends. Tee always does so much to help us out and take care of us, so it was nice to see her relax for an evening as well!

After dinner we walked up towards the old city, and stopped for a couple of drinks at the Interbar. They have been a fixture in Chiang Mai for a very long time and feature live music. It was very interesting to hear Thai musicians perform American music, and we got a chuckle from time to time from their rendition of the lyrics, but overall a great night out.

Our last day/night in Chiang Mai was a little busy.  Trying to get some goodbye time in with all of our friends along with getting the laundry sorted and all packed up kept us fairly well occupied. We had lunch with Landon and Tee, and then dinner with a couple we met at our new favorite massage shop, an Aussie fellow and his Thai girlfriend. Then it was back to Ginny Cafe for me to say a last goodbye to Ian and Tee for another year.

Our time in Chiang Mai was great as always, and we are sad to be moving on, but take some comfort in knowing that we will be back again soon and have developed some great friendships here.  Phop gun mai na krap!