Before stopping at "Loves Chocolate" (a shop selling not just chocolate but coffee, ice cream, internet access, massage packages and guest house rooms for 150B) to use the internet this past Sunday, we had enjoyed a delicious breakfast at this organic place, Juicy 4U. After fueling up on lassis (smoothies), banana pancakes and a sandwich, Jen and I decided to try to find the other climbing center in town. We had already priced out the cost of rentals at Chiang Mai Climbing and wanted to see if The Peak offered anything better.
Without much trouble, or much help from the map, we were able to locate the Peak Bar, but not the gym. As we turned around to head back the way we came, Jen noticed a tall structure with The Peak emblazoned on the side. We couldn't find an entrance though, so we stopped at the bar to ask around. Before we could so much as get a few words out, we were accosted by a drunken Brit. He proceeded to tell us how he had spent the past few days with the father of this girl he had, um, had relations with, which I think is not necessarily the story you want to lead with.
He told us about his father, the first fighter pilot, and his mum's boyfriend, this Irish bloke. Jen abandoned me shortly thereafter to ask the bartender about the climbing gym, and I was left to nod sympathetically. Jen returned quickly, having learned that The Peak had closed down and we hurried off, turning down the Brit's offer of a drunk. (Note: it was barely afternoon at the time.)
We spent the rest of the afternoon and part of the evening at the Sunday Walking Street Market, which seemed to stretch over most of the inner moat area. I successfully bargained myself into a scarf/belt for 70B, down from 80B. (Small accomplishments, I know, but a girl's gotta start somewhere.)
Afterwards, we dropped in at Chillout Bar, down the street (literally ON either side of the street in fact) from our guesthouse. We sampled the local rum, played a few hands of cards and called it a night.
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Juicy 4U doesn't really sound like the name of an organic place. It sort of sounds like something that would be placed on the butt part of your Juicy sweats. Just saying, but banana pancakes and a sandwich. Who woulda thunk it?
first off, i think you guys are obsessed with smoothies..and sometimes in my head i think that smoothies is codeword for something else...seomthing illegal.
anyway, i think you need to reevaluate jen's friendship cause she would leave you alone with a strange man...in thailand.
There is no friendship re-evaluation needed Judy so quit trying to start trouble she was 2 feet away from me and knowing my skills in Thai boxing now I wouldn't have let anything happen to her. Beware my Thai Boxing sills.
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