In the pleasant provincial town of Nan, from where we start a thre day jungle trek tomorrow. It's a lovely town to stroll around with a fascinating museum and a couple of Wats which are interesting enough for our templed out senses! One of them has the biggest Nagas we've ever seen...We appear to be a bit of a tourist attraction ourselves, in a town where westerners are a bit thin on the ground. Policemen smile at us, old men shake our hands, schoolgirls stop us to take our photo and practise their English and even the guards at the local prison waved and shouted hello! Talking of schools, our journey back on the songtheaw from old Sukhothai, two days ago, coincided with the finish of the school day. We had 35+ people on a vehicle designed for 12..hanging off the back in droves. Mum; it reminded me of the Helsby High buses! When our stop came, we had to climb off the side to get off. Our final morning in Sukhothai had a rude awakening at 4.30am, with a loud speaker announcing the start of wedding ceremonies. Apparently the 8th Jan is an auspicious date for a marriage. After an overnight stop at the unremarkable town of Phrae (although we had a fab view of the mountains from our hotel window) we had an enjoyable bus journey to Nan on the Thai equivalent of the local bus at home forty years ago. A real social occasion, with fab scenery as well. Wonderful! Justine; Nan even has a Tesco store! Off now to whet our machetes ready to hack through the jungle (only joking - I hope!!).
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