We’re so terrible at sleeping in…

When we booked our return flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, we booked the earliest we could get, and because we booked so last minute, that was 15:25. I figured it would be okay because after all of the travel and the excitement of the festival, we’d be dead on our feet. Our plan was to sleep until around 9 or 10, but after getting no more than 4 consecutive hours of sleep for the past several days, we woke up before 7 😱!

Turns out, most hotels around here include a breakfast, and the meal at @Chiang Mai Hotel was pretty delicious! After eating, we wandered around the city, no destination in mind, just seeing the temples. We did try to get a smoothie, but everywhere we walked past was closed!

While wandering, we found a Chiang Mai Women’s Correctional Institute! Back home, I’m a federal criminal defense attorney and have been to more than a handful of prisons, I wish we had clients in facilities like these. The rainbow sign welcomes visitors to their vocational training center where women are trained in “traditional Thai massage, spa and food and beverage services.”

We also took advantage of our adorable hotel to relax poolside for a little while and enjoyed the fairy garden.

For lunch, we went to an apparently famous roast chicken place called “SP Chicken”

Then it was time to check out from the hotel. Kyle finally got his sticky rice & mango! (I just ordered one while mango)

After 1.5 perfect days in Chiang Mai, we treated ourselves to Mai-Tais and Piña Coladas on our way back to the airport to catch our flight to Bangkok.

And now, we’re headed back to Bangkok and we got word that our lost packs are waiting for us at the hotel– YAY!! Check back in to follow our adventures in Bangkok.

• The Journey Begins
• 25 hours later… we made it to Thailand
• Chiang Mai (Thailand- Day 1: Morning)
• Floating Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai (Thailand- Day 1: Evening)
• Chiang Mai Part 3 {Thailand- Day 2: Morning}
• Chinatown {Thailand- Day 2: Nighttime}
• Floating Markets {Thailand- Day 3: Morning}
• Shopping in Bangkok {Thailand- Day 3: Afternoon}
• Dinner at Err & the Flower Market {Thailand- Day 3: Bangkok at Night}
• Relaxing with the Reclining Buddha {Thailand- Day 4: Morning}