Chiangmai - 2

Thai style taxi (right)
TukTuk (left)

Well it has almost been 2 weeks and we are starting to feel more "at home". This can be measured by the fact that we are using the map less, and getting better at telling the Thai-style taxis where we want to go. At first we were only able to tell them the rotary near where we live, but now we can get them to go right to the end of our street. The "taxis" are basically pickup trucks with 2 benches and a roof. They cruise the streets and stop to hear where you want to go. If that makes sense for them then they agree. Along the way they can, and they hope, to pick up additional passengers. The cost is 50 cents during the day and 65 cents during the night. We also have the option of a TukTuk or three wheeled vehicle that tends to be more expensive as they are dedicated to you. Of course more expensive means $2-3 :-)

The slide show below has pictures from a variety of things, like misc. street scenes, Sri Lankan dancers at a cereomony at the Three Kings square and just silly/humorous signs etc.

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Last week we rented a 125 cc motorcycle and rode to Lampun about 15 miles south of Chiangmai. It is an interesting small town. We took the old road and the country side and the huge tall trees along this old road were beautiful. Since there is a larger road now the traffic was light.

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