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Chiang Mai, Thailand Dec 17th - Our first night market and authentic Thai street food

Thailand is famous for its night markets, delicious Mango sticky rice, Pad Thai, serene Buddhist temples and beautiful flowers, mountains and beaches.

The gorgeous display of real orchids and flowers for The Charming Chiang Mai Flower Festival Feb 2023 at Chiang Mai airport - made us wish we could be there for the festival

Chiang Mai Night Safari display at Chiang Mai airport

As we drove from the airport to the hotel, we saw these beautiful archways to the towns similar to temple towns in India.

The Grand Napat hotel lobby decorated with Christmas tree.

The view of the pool from our room - lest our kids feel like fish out of the water.

After we checked into the swanky The Grand Napat, we let Maa and Baba rest while the four of us decided to "Grab" a ride to the Kalare Night Market. Grab is the local Thai version of Uber. Though the market wasn't as crowded when we reached around 8pm, the mood noticeably picked up after 9pm when the live bands started playing.

Our first chicken satays in Thailand

The quintessential Mango sticky rice

Ice cream rolls - pour condensed milk, cream and other toppings on ice block and spread them into crepes first before rolling them up into the cup 

Choice of the night was vanilla rolls topped with strawberry marshmallows.

Happily tucking in the Pad Thai

Our first night market was a success and we sampled almost everything except the grilled crocodile and grilled insects - no thank you!

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