We started at the Day Market in downtown yesterday and found alley after alley filled with crazy colored and patterned bags, clothes, bedding...you name it. It was funky and cool...and so inexpensive!
Today we headed 25 minutes outside of town to Bo Sang- which was tagged as a handicraft lovers paradise. We quickly found it to be a high-priced show-room tour-bus central and were disappointed...with the exception of a very cool parasol factory.
At the parasol factory, they handmade everything from the paper to the frame. Even better, they let you pick the design and then painted it before your eyes. Addi picked a blue dragon with wings. The artists were also happy to paint anything on anything for a very low price so Jim got a scorpion on his hat, Greg got a gecko on his backpack and Addi got three elephants painted on her tank top.
We headed back to town, hit some funky boutique shops, and then stopped for Mochi- crazy rice dough covered ice-cream balls. Within minutes everyone was bouncing off the walls and the double piggyback was attempted and mastered.
Off to Kho Phi Phi tonight for 5 days of water sport. Can not wait.
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Wow! The zipcording adventures are awesome. Glad to hear that you survived those AND the earthquake. I hope you can find time to write a book about your amazing trip. ML Baba
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