Flowers and more in Chang Mai , Thailand

Yes, it is over a month after we left the town that I am writing this blog about but I still cannot get over the good times we had at this relaxing, ancient town in Northeast Thailand. We went to Chang Mai on my crazy desire to see an annual Flower festival which this year was held the first weekend of February. James is such a great husband - not only did he not complain when I asked to include this on our top priority itinerary but also as we had to change around days to make sure not to miss it. And we did not miss it! Gorgeous flower floats and most beautiful orchid contests were just outstanding. The colors, the designs, the creativity! Just beautiful. But Chang Mai had SO MUCH more to offer.

One of our especially my) favorites were cooking classes. We spent two full days learning how to cook Thai food from two different schools in town. It was awesome! the tastes, smells, explanations, recipes, even vegetable carving... If you are nice to us, we might even treat you to a meal when we get back :) Another awesome fact about Chang Mai is that the re are massage places almost everywhere and ... in most of them you do not have to worry about being offered a " happy ending". Both James and I loved our foot massage one day. another day I loved being contorted in all kinds of positions by a very strong Thai lady (Thai massage) while James right next to me had his very relaxing deep tissue massage (oil massage). We both enjoyed the muscle relaxation - even though they were quite different...Besides activities mentioned above we spent the rest of the 9 days in Chang Mai doing day trips in and around town to different wats , the queen's palace, the elephant camp, the strawberry festival preparation in a neighborhood town and the queen's garden. The last one was James' favorite.(not!)