This was a full week. We didn’t really do as much as we would do back in Sweden, or the States, but we felt twice as tired. They say it’s normal to only accomplish about 40% of what you would normally do when you enter a new culture. They were right. But we still had fun!
Enjoy the photos đ PS Don’t forget to check out our storm videos below.
Here are the results from our grill time during our friends’ visit. – Grillning tillsammans med gamla goda vĂ€nner.
This is one of the grill that our home owners left for us to use. Grilling has never been easier with the simply coal and one pitchy piece of wood to light them. – En grill vi fĂ„tt lĂ„na av de vi hyr i andrahand frĂ„n. Aldrig har det varit sĂ„ lĂ€tt att grilla! GrillkĂ„l och en liten vedbit Ă€r allt som behövs.
We had more friends visit this past week. So we.. made more food! It was fun đ – Fler vĂ€nner pĂ„ besök, sĂ„ vi lagade mer mat. HĂ€rligt Ă„terseende!
Jamie is our watch dog. She also enjoys listening in on our human conversations. I hope she’s not a spy! – VĂ„r vakthund Jamie. Kanske Ă€r hon en spionhund, för hon gillar att ligga och lyssna pĂ„ oss mĂ€nniskor.
A Thai man climbs one of the delapidated city walls that surround the inner city of Chiang Mai. – En man klĂ€ttrar pĂ„ en av Chiang Mais förfallna stadsmurar som omger stadskĂ€rnan.
All of the floats for the Chiang Mai Flower Festival are made entirely of flowers, seeds and plant parts. – I helgen gick Chiang Mais blomsterfestival av stapeln, med bland annat flytande farkoster helt gjorda av blommor och andra vĂ€xtdelar.
My camera blurs through layers of colorful flowers. – OskĂ€rpa genom lager av fĂ€rgsprakande blommor.
I climbed the city wall to give a better idea of the numbers of people who came to the Chiang Mai Flower Festival – Jag klĂ€ttrade upp pĂ„ stadsmuren för att bĂ€ttre gestalta hur mĂ„nga som egentligen kommit till festivalen.
There were many different kinds of plant exhibits at the Chiang Mai Flower Festival. – En av mĂ„nga olika vĂ€xtutstĂ€llningar.
A bonzai plants shows its roots. – En bonzai visar upp sina rötter.
I promised to send this man my cactus photos if he let me take his picture. – Jag lovade att skicka alla bilder pĂ„ hans kaktusar till honom om jag fick fota honom.
This water glass musician played a western tune for the crowds of passersby during the Chiang Mai Flower Festival. – En glasmusiker spelar en vĂ€sterlĂ€ndsk poplĂ„t för de förbipasserande.
Hmmm! I wasn’t ready to bite into one of these, so I went for the pork on a stick and chicken legs instead. – Hmm, jag var inte modig nog att ta en tugga av dessa, sĂ„ jag nöjde mig med halstrat flĂ€skkött och kycklingben istĂ€lletâŠ
I bought a chicken leg from this guy. – âŠsom jag köpte av den hĂ€r killen.
This street vendor was selling drinks to the thousands of festival visitors. – En gatuförsĂ€ljare krĂ€nger förfriskningar till de tusentals festivalbesökarna.
Veronica wanted to find the language school all by herself so she would be able to do it agian this Tuesday when she starts class on the other side of town. She’ll be taking a Saang Taow! – Veronica ville hitta sin sprĂ„kskola sjĂ€lv, sĂ„ att hon skulle kunna ta sig dit med kollektivtrafik pĂ„ tisdag nĂ€r hennes lektioner börjar pĂ„ andra sidan stan’.
Veronica stands in front of our language school’s office.
– Veronica framför sprĂ„kskolan.
We had a flash downpour the other night. When the power went out for an hour or so, we all sat on our bed and played – worked? – on our electronic devices. – Vi har haft flera Ă„skvĂ€der i veckan, och ett litet strömavbrott. Tur att vi kunde spela/jobba pĂ„ vĂ„ra elektroniska prylar under tiden, haha.
Rasmus had a very fun time connecting with his friend Stefan back in Sweden, skyping on his Nabi 2 he got for Christmas. – Rasmus pratar med sin kompis Stefan i Sverige (och innan dess Joel i Nepal) via skype.
Video 1 – wires, trees and lamp posts swaying in the wind
Video 2 – high winds and heavy rain Kraftiga vindar och spöregn.
Video 3 – Our family and Gabriella sit out on the front porch and enjoy the cooler weather. Familjen Darby och underbara Gabriella njuter av det behagliga vĂ€dret.
