Most mornings we try to get some walking exercise. We typically walk along the north side of the moat and often stop at a good restaurant called Som Pet which is famous for its Jok and Rice Soup. Jok is basically rice gruel with lots of fresh ginger. Then we walk east all the way to the river and north to Muang Mai fresh market to buy mainly fruit. Right now mangos and custard apples are plentiful and cheap and we love them too! As I was leaving the market I noticed a nicely dressed vendor and asked her if I could take her picture. Then she asked me if I wanted to try to lift her baskets and so the picture of me struggling to not drop her food! They were quite heavy to the point I needed to bend my knees and get under the bamboo pole to lift them. After holding them for just a second I had to see if she had shoulder pads, which she didn't. She was 55 yrs old!
After buying fruit we headed for a Thai Yai temple called Wat Ku Tao. Thai yai is the name given to people of Burmese descent and they celebrate their new year this weekend. We had visited the temple at Thai Yai new year a few years ago and it was quite a big deal so we thought they must be setting up and we could see things when things were quieter. Well there was not much going on but mainly cleanup etc. Still it was a good time to take some pictures etc.
Now it's time for a commercial ... From Nov 23 to Dec 11 we are having an online auction to benefit Kids Ark Foundation www.kidsarkauction.org Please take a look as there are some interesting things.... and it benefits the non-profit where we are volunteering. THANKS - just take a look!
Here are some pictures from this morning:
Since 2007, Tom and Beverly Westheimer have been going to Chiang Mai, Thailand for four months to escape NH winter. We met and lived in BKK in the 70s for 10 years. We volunteer with http://www.KidsArkFoundation.org, enjoy Thai smiles, warm weather and best of all ... Thai food.
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