the other night we checked out this rooftop bar off moon muang rd just south of the eastern gate (tha phae).
on the way back home shaun caught a baby gecko. they’re everywhere, kind of like the cockroaches in wilmington but they don’t scurry across the sidewalks. they’re the reason we haven’t seen any bugs around, i’m sure. i love them!
there’s an ancient wall and defensive mote that encloses old chiang mai in a square. the wall was built (i think) by 1800. there’s one gate each for all the sides except the south, which has two gates. each side of the wall is about 1.5 km (just under a mile) long. our apartment is in the north-eastern corner.
here’s the wall shrine located at the north-western corner:
