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The past couple of days have been interesting. We've started doing a tour of the millions (okay, 400-ish) Wats that Chiang Mai has, as well as finding nice places to relax and eat. The number of Wats is surprising because the place really isn't that large --- Holly likens it to Norwich!

At Wat Pra Singh, we spent an instructive half hour or so chatting to one of the monks. He approached us to talk about football and Jack fruit and ended up telling us about the 227 edicts by which a Bhuddist monk must live by (more if you happen to be a woman, though that's not an issue here in Thailand)

Today we went on a Thai cooking course because there wasn't space to go on one of the trekking tours and my feet are aching (blisters from hell; one Thai happily exclaimed that my "shoes are eating my feet", which though hardly flattering was true) We're now fully versed in how to make green curry paste, cook various spicy dishes and are both feeling generally pretty stuffed. Durien fruit is definitely an aquired taste. It's the end of the season, so the one we had wasn't the best, but *shudder*

Tomorrow we're setting off with a bunch of other tourists on a "non touristic" tour of the jungle. We're packed, and ready to go!