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September 25, 2005
Checking things out
Today was spent checking out the general area near my guest house know as 'the new city'. Stop one my walkabout was a little used and new book store on Chaiyapoom Road. The first thing I noticed was that they had a full page dedicated to Naom Chomsky! Cool, huh?
After picking up two books, a forgettable SciFi book and some non-fiction on aircraft safety, I headed back to the hotel for a splash in the pool, a few chapters of reading, lunch and a nice nap. Once up again it was time to buy a gadget to help get the pictures from my camera to my laptop. Then it was back to some walkabout fun down where the famous Chiang Mai Night Bazaar is. After a few hours and a 1L Beer Chang at a little tourist joint, it was time to head back for the hotel. Just after crossing Loikhor Road Lane 4 along Sri Donchai Road, I was startled by the collision of two mopeds just 2m behind me. A family of three, including a small 3-ish year-old child, hit the rear tire some woman turning left across traffic. I turned quickly enough to catch everyone tumbling off the mopeds. Fortunately they were all at low speed by the time they hit--nothing more serious that falling of a bar stool. The little girl started to cry after about five seconds but quickly gave up after she realized nobody was paying her any attention. Cwazy sheet, mon.
Posted by stu at September 25, 2005 01:03 PM
Comments
Go get em Stu. Do you speak Thia? Or is this all like a bad Kung-Fo movie without the subtitles?
Posted by: G at September 26, 2005 08:30 PM
> How is it that a guy who hasn't (legally) driven in 15 years is going to get on a motorbike and tool around Thailand?
Carefully :D Mopeds, not motor bikes to be accurate...and nothing a TBT500 note can't solve if there is any problems...
And it's been about 10 years, thank you very much!
Stu
Posted by: stu at September 26, 2005 06:44 AM
Hola Stu:
Am digging your travelogue. How is it that a guy who hasn't (legally) driven in 15 years is going to get on a motorbike and tool around Thailand? Whatever you do, be safe and wear a big frigging helmet.
The times are a-lookin good,
Whitey
Posted by: YT at September 26, 2005 02:20 AM