Chiang Mai, Thailand

[mnfaure]

 After another 8-hr bus ride (the first being between Ayutthaya and Sukhothai), we arrived in Chiang Mai. We had been pretty spoiled with the quality of the hotels we had stayed at up to that point, so imagine our severe disappointment when we were taken to a dump called Garden View Hotel, just south of the Old City. It was second in the Depressing

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[frigg]

*lol*
C met soup in bag for the first time this winter. We'd had my parents over for dinner and since we were out of tupperware, I proceeded to put the leftover soup in plastic bags for them to take home. Very common in Asia, but apparently not so in Europe. :p

[mnfaure]

Yeah, I was quite tickled when I saw it for the first time in Bolivia. How ingenious! I thought.

[frigg]

*lol*
C was less impressed!

[mnfaure]

Ah, C, where's your sense of adventure?

[jongibbs]

Soup in a sack sounds like a great idea :)

[mnfaure]

Great minds think alike. Brothy or creamy would work best if you want to go the straw route, I'm thinking. :D

[pjthompson]

Yum, yum! Wants to have dinner at Miq's house.

[mnfaure]

Do you like sweet food? I liked what I learned to cook--and Thai food in general--but overall, when I make the recipes, I'm going to cut down on the sugar. So if you want the normal amount in your helping, you'll have to let me know. :D

[pjthompson]

NO, I prefer the less sweet variety. Some of the Thai places here are too sweet for my taste. I prefer the ones that "gringo it down" to less sweet.

I'll be your gringo, baby!

[mnfaure]

Then come over and eat anytime! :D

[rabiagale]

Of course I have to ask---how did your spring rolls taste?

[mnfaure]

They were tasty. Not enough salt for me, but definitely a base I can improve upon.