The Sunday Walking Market at the Tha Phae Gate of the old town is wonderful, with great people watching, good food and hundreds of vendors all trying to sell their colorful wares. For the weary, there are also comfortable chairs and foot or head and shoulder massages. It sure beats T.J. Max or Filene's Basement. Come stroll through with us. We'll probably have to go again tonight since it's my last Sunday in Chiang Mai for awhile. And I forgot to mention, there IS a Starbucks on many, if not every, corner in Chiang Mai--at least where the tourists tend to congregate.
You can also see that selling at the market is a family affair--after, all, sweet babies and cute children could very well mean better sales.
Of course, the market is also a wonderful place for an impromptu picnic--or just the usual way many have Sunday dinner.
The place is always a shoppers' paradise. It's hard to choose just one--of anything or everything! "Madame--would you like two for a good discount?"
But there IS rest for the wicked--or at least, an inexpensive darn good massage! 60 baht for 30 minutes, less than 2 dollars.
On the way home, we could stop by a wat and purge all our capitalistic and materialistic urges for something more pure and cleansing.
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