Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Arrival in "The Land of Smiles"

After a seemingly endless 37 hour journey, (including a welcome layover visit with friends in L.A.), we finally arrived in Chaing Mai. The transpacific flight was uneventful. Security is normal...everything is normal in Thailand. A few soldiers brandishing weapons roam around, but certainly no more than in many places. Everyone in the land of smiles seems to be smiling a lot these days.

Curiously, as we transited through Bangkok, we quickly learned that today was the last day of operation at the old airport! The new airport, Suvarnabhumi, is due to make its full debut tomorrow. The new terminal claims to be the largest single terminal in the world...and they will have the tallest control tower in the world....until the next one comes along! Trivia. We were there. Yay.

Chiang Mai of course is enchanting. We really breezed through before checking in to the STUNNING Dhara Dhevi and our embarrassingly opulent villa, overlooking the working rice farm at the center of the complex. The spa beckons, thus ending this update. Tomorrow we'll tour and make even more use of this lucious specimen of a resort before heading on to Luang Prabang!

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