Monday
Back to Chiang Mai again!
I had promised Dimitri that I would pop into The Brick Road cafe to help with question he had on the online booking system.
Boon came with me as we also had plans to start on a search for land, checking with Bangkok bank for stuff on their listings.
We got to The Brick Road cafe at around 10.45. The cafe was not open for business because they are presently fitting a new front door.
Dimitri was apparently up on the roof checking for the reason for a recent leak. So while we waited for him to finish that , me and Boon went off for breakfast.
For some reason I had a craving for Kow Soi, but unfortunately the place i wanted to go , on Phrapokklao, close to The Three Kings Monument, was closed. Boon directed me down Intrawarorot Rd, down the side of The Three Kings to a place on the corner of the first crossroads down there.
Seemingly Thai run, this place is more directed to tourists than the Thai place in Phrapokklao. It is a nice looking place and well shaded and the food is not bad, but for me the kow soi(40 baht-good portion) was too westernised. That said it was a good ‘western’ version, so for those of you who are wary of the spicier versions then you might like to try this place. Sorry no photo this time.
Back at The Brick Road Dimitri had appeared and I went up to the lounge level with him to help with his internet problem, while Boon popped off to the print shop to print out a proper receipt for yesterdays sale of the motorbike to Marc.
Eakscreen and Inkjet is run by a lovely Thai couple. They don’t speak much English but if you have a Thai friend for translation their services and skills are excellent. Supplying such things as business cards, stickers, very professional looking shop signs; they will help you come up with your own special design and their prices are very reasonable. One of our Brick Road Cafe, photographic street signs cost 1000 baht including the metal sign stand.
Finished at the Brick Road by 1pm we headed off to Sarapee, Bangkok Bank. boon had said that we should go to the branch close to the area we were interested in; this time around Chompoo.
He was wrong.
They sent us back into Chiang Mai to the branch close to Chiang Mai Railway Station.
I waited outside while Boon went and checked things out. Not much information forthcoming apart from a recommendation to look at their website.
So, after a lot of riding around with no good result we decided to call it a day and come home, stopping first at the railway station for a much needed cool drink.
The website wasn’t much help either, having nothing in our size or price range to get excited about. Ho Hum, keep looking.
Later in the day I took my bicycle and walked it up to the nearest workshop to get air in the tyres. This got lots of humorous reactions from our neighbours, being that I have the cart attached to it.
All pumped up I then went for a 20 minute bike ride as the light faded. I will try and to this everyday, extending the time slowly, in an attempt to shed some of the pounds I put on at the cafe.
