It was back to normality in Chiang Mai, with a hotel with beds, TV, normal toilets and even a shower curtain (which seems to be a luxury in Asia). Chiang Mai is Thailand's second largest city and much calmer and more laid back than Bangkok.
I visited the Doi Suthep temple in the morning, it's on the top of a mountain next to Chiang Mai and has spectacular views over the city. As with all these slightly remote temples, there are lots of steps up but the Doi Suthep conveniently has a lift as well.
In the afternoon we went bamboo rafting down a river near Chiang Mai, although we seemed to spend more time in the water than on the raft and it turned into a massive waterfight. Luckily it seems the water here is far cleaner than in Bangkok.
In the evening we headed to the Chiang Mai stadium to watch the Thai boxing. There were nine fights and the competitors seemed to start rather young, but the last two fights were pretty interesting.
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