Geriausia transporto priemone pasaulyje - traukinys. Kelione is Bangkoko i Chiang Mai miesta siaureje vadinamuoju ekspresu uztruko 15 valandu, taciau komfortas Tailando traukiniuose super, miegamoji vieta labai patogi, nepalyginsi su Indijos bardaku. Atsikelus ryte pro langus leke kalnuotos dziungles, 'ekspresas' stojo kur tik galejo, dziungles keitesi vietomis su ryziu laukais.
Chiang Mai kazkada buvo Tailando sostine, dabar jaukus miestas - senamiestis saugomas aptrupijusiu gynybiniu sienu, aplink vis daugiau nauju pastatu. Turistai atvaziuoja trekingui kalvose, as teturejau pusantros dienos, todel likau mieste.
Pagaliau pavyko nueiti i muay thai kikbokso turnyra. Ringe, apsuptame triuksmingu baru, musesi jauni vaikinukai ir paaugliai, sonus pasisparde ir mergaiciu pora. Nebandyciau is ju atimti ledu porcijos - kelios kovos baigesi pralaimetojo isnesimu is ringo. Muay thai panasu i soki, kiekvienos kovos pradzioje mini ceremonijos, nusilenkimai. Dauzesi ir pora vakarieciu, tada sokiu nekvepejo, nebent Lietuvos kaimo diskotekos atrakcijomis. Pertrauku metu viename is baru disco hitus gyvai atliko burys lady boys. Publika labai juokesi ir plojo berniukams, kurie taip nori buti mergaitemis net krutine puciasi.
Siaip valkiojausi mieste, snekejau su sutiktais zmonemis, valgiau maisais dabar skaniausius vaisius - mangustinus. Peleda viename is daugelio budistu vienuolynu surado draugeli ir norejo likti. Teko itikinti, kad Bangkoke, i kuri atvaziavom siryt, ju bus dar daugiau.
Finally I made it to Thailand! Took a train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. I have no clue why they called it express (it took 15 hours to cover 700 kilometres cause it stopped every ten minutes) but the trains in Thailand are so comfortable. You can't compare it to India. The railway to north goes through hilly jungle changing to rice fields and I wasn't bored at all.
Many tourists come to Chiang Mai to do trekking in surrounding hills, I had no time for that and stayed in town. Many moons ago it was a capital of Thailand. I really liked cozy oldtown surrounded by old defensive walls with many wats around.
Went to muay thai kickboxing mini tournament. The fight style is like a dance, deadly dance I'm afraid - few guys who lost were carried away. Couple of westerners fought that night, their fight didn't look like a dance, more like a scene outside of the pub. Time to time in one of the many bars surrounding the ring bunch of lady boys sang disco hits live, that was funny.
As all you know Barcelona is the champion of the world! (all the fat ass players in South America can't beat them). Let's have a drink and have few mouths.
