Thursday, March 09, 2006
Tourist Sites in Chiang Mai
EATING OUT
Whole Earth Restaurant 88 Sridonchai Rd., A. Muang CM Tel: +66-(0)53-282-463traditional Thai house w/garden. Vegetarian food at the far north end of the Night Bazaar. DAILY 1100-2200
Goodview Restaurant 13 Charoen Raj Rd, Watgate, Muang, Chiang Mai 50000 Thailand, Tel: (66-53) 241886, 249029, 249726 - call days ahead to get a table on busy nights. As huge and loud as a German beer hall with good Thai food in a fun setting. Must eat here while in Chiang Mai.
Riverside Restaurant 9-11 Charoenrat Road, Chiang Mai, Thailand - along the river near Goodview - a bit more expensive and upscale - this is where First Lady Hillary Clinton ate. http://www.theriversidechiangmai.com/the_riverside_chiangmai.php
SA PAPER - CELADON CERAMICS - HANDICRAFTS
Take an early afternoon drive to the street on the outskirts of town where the villages dry the mulberry paper in the fields, and the women's collectives come together to make their sa paper products. Also handicraft, silver, leather and celadon ceramic factories and showrooms. Interesting tours can be had at the gigantic Shinawantra Thai Silk 145/1-2 Chiangmai-Sankumpaeng Rd www.shinawatrathaisilk.co.th and at the Gem Factory. You can get free welcome drinks, tour and A/C showrooms in each!!
ELEPHANT RIDE - SHOW PARK
Maesa Elephant Camp wwww.maesaelephantcamp.com
OFFICE in C.M. 119/9 Tapae rd., Muang District CM 50100 Tel:53-20-6247/8
Show Times: 0800, 0940, 1330 OPEN DAILY: 0700-1430
Pre-purchase your tickets and show up early for elephant photos, elephant rides and to go farther up the mountain for a picturesque hillside lunch.
Whole Earth Restaurant 88 Sridonchai Rd., A. Muang CM Tel: +66-(0)53-282-463traditional Thai house w/garden. Vegetarian food at the far north end of the Night Bazaar. DAILY 1100-2200
Goodview Restaurant 13 Charoen Raj Rd, Watgate, Muang, Chiang Mai 50000 Thailand, Tel: (66-53) 241886, 249029, 249726 - call days ahead to get a table on busy nights. As huge and loud as a German beer hall with good Thai food in a fun setting. Must eat here while in Chiang Mai.
Riverside Restaurant 9-11 Charoenrat Road, Chiang Mai, Thailand - along the river near Goodview - a bit more expensive and upscale - this is where First Lady Hillary Clinton ate. http://www.theriversidechiangmai.com/the_riverside_chiangmai.php
SA PAPER - CELADON CERAMICS - HANDICRAFTS
Take an early afternoon drive to the street on the outskirts of town where the villages dry the mulberry paper in the fields, and the women's collectives come together to make their sa paper products. Also handicraft, silver, leather and celadon ceramic factories and showrooms. Interesting tours can be had at the gigantic Shinawantra Thai Silk 145/1-2 Chiangmai-Sankumpaeng Rd www.shinawatrathaisilk.co.th and at the Gem Factory. You can get free welcome drinks, tour and A/C showrooms in each!!
ELEPHANT RIDE - SHOW PARK
Maesa Elephant Camp wwww.maesaelephantcamp.com
OFFICE in C.M. 119/9 Tapae rd., Muang District CM 50100 Tel:53-20-6247/8
Show Times: 0800, 0940, 1330 OPEN DAILY: 0700-1430
Pre-purchase your tickets and show up early for elephant photos, elephant rides and to go farther up the mountain for a picturesque hillside lunch.
