post newyears

You get a glimpse of what it is like to be in ChaingMai without visitors after the New Years.  I think it must be a school holiday time in China but there is a very big drop in folks.  Yesterday after my massage I checked to see if there was any room next week and she opened a blank page for the entire spa.  Last night I went to  the Night Market...thought I might catch some pics of the dancers.  I stopped at a Mideastern place.  I ordered the #2 on the menu....  The place had about room for 60 people.  There were about 20 people in the place.   They brought a coke and I sat....and after 50 minutes I paid for the coke and left.   I will be interested to see if he stays in business... if he could only have brought me some bread... oh well.  ...as I was walking down the street, a wait staff ran after me and said my dinner was ready.   i don't think it is my dinner....  It was not a good eating night.  I went to an Italian place an ordered fresh pasta with a spicy tomato sauce.   The cook is a friend of the pappya salad maker at the market... spicy was an understatement. I ate what I could and came home...
Walking through the streets you see Thai's that have left their home, set up the stall, and wait. The tuk drivers are sitting on blocks talking and the stall keepers continue to tidy the stock to keep busy.
The highlight of the day was the Fah massage..by Lily... This is the first real stretching I have had since Martin... Tomorrow is shop of everyone day... but i will have a great breakfast.