Off to Chiang Mai

It was a short flight to Chiang Mai. We stepped out of the airport, and were thrilled to breathe the northern air. It was hot and humid, but nothing like Bangkok and most important – it was clean!

We took a taxi to our Hotel. It was wonderful, Chiang mai is a small city, no high rises, no traffic jams, the cars and people seem less stressed and most important – the air is breathable. "There is Yuval" – Alma shouted, but before we had time to understand what she was talking about, we had already passed him. The girls started screaming from excitement. "We will soon see them all" we calmed them down.

The taxi came to a stop outside of a very fancy hotel. "There must be a mistake" I said, but the name of the hotel was the same as our order. I went in to check and low and behold there was a reservation in our name. The bell boy came to take our bags and took us up to our rooms. We explained to the girls that this hotel has nothing to do with our trip, it was a mistake that won't repeat itself. The rooms were much fancier than I had expected. We took the lift down to the pool. – This place was too good to be true!

After an hour in the pool, we got ready and went to meet Rona and Yuval for an early dinner. The girls were beyond themselves with excitement. Rona and Yuval were already locals here. They had been here for 8 days and had already a list of favorite restaurants, ice cream parlors, park, etc...
After the Mexican dinner we went for a walk to have ice cream and then stopped over at their hotel for some a grown up drink and movie for the kids. - What a day!

I am sure we wouldn't have enjoyed this day as much had it not been for Bangkok. So I stand corrected. The best thing about Bangkok is Chiang Mai.