The Second Day in Chang Mai...

Anthony and I had originally intended to trek on our second day in Chang Mai, but that just didn't happen. We had stayed out far too late and were exhausted when we awoke at 8:00 AM to get ready. I was also INCREDIBLY HUNGOVER. On pure desire to not have to trek with my hangover, I somehow managed to run to the hotel's reception area, muttered something about being sick, and got the trip postponed. This was an incredibly feat considering that once I successfully disrobed and snuggled back into my bed, I didn't really get up until 2:00 PM (except to get sick five times). Anthony fortunately went off and explored the city on his own and I didn't feel as bad as I would have if he had waited for my recovery.

By around 4:00 PM I had managed to get a shower in and put clothes on. I was pretty hungry, so Anthony and I went out to explore and I bought some lackluster French fries to hold me over. We took to the streets, crawling through book stores and stumbling into strange happenings. We found some guys practicing Thai boxing and watched them spar. Then we noticed the roof of a nearby mosque and decided to check that out. After wandering through alleys and struggling to find it, we finally made our way in for a very short trip. We felt very disruptive and, unlike the Buddhist temples which are either incredibly welcoming or incredibly vacant, there were men walking through them and they didn't appear to be particularly happy to see us, so after making a small donation, we got the hell out of there.

For dinner, we ate Indian food that left us very full and satisfied. I've only ate Indian food twice now, but I can safely say that I like it more than Thai food. It's got more substance, more flavor without being spicy, isn't all about rice (which I'm sick of at this point), and leaves you feeling like you actually ate (I find I'm never very full after Thai food, just tired of eating it). We continued walking through Chang Mai and as the bars opened, more and more Thai bar girls started cat-calling us. Instead of going out, Anthony and I decided to spend the night in reading and relaxing before our trek in the morning.