Monday, October 21, 2013

The Chedi Chiangmai

I was deleting photos off my camera the other day because my SD card was full, and I realised I hadn't uploaded my birthday trip!! Hehe had a lovely time with my parents and sis up in Chiangmai this year, super chill but totz amaze. Looking back at it, it was a really great getaway. My mother has a tendency to revolve birthdays around trips (her birthday is coming up soon and we're going to BKK, my dad's will be in HK), and this year it just so happened that I was newly unemployed during my birthday, so an impromptu trip popped up and off we went to Chiangmai! We stayed one short night at the Chedi Hotel in Chiangmai city, and it was so beautiful we were reluctant to leave. 

It's essentially built around what used to be the British consulate in Chiangmai back in the days of the British Empire-- a colonial style house with massive patios and terraces, right by the river. It's really well done, the mix of a new and modern building that houses the hotel around the focal point of the old colonial house, which is now the restaurant and bar of the resort. You wouldn't know it once you are in the resort, but it's actually just a few minutes away from the busiest parts of Chiangmai city. The Chedi is a true oasis!! Super peaceful and serene. 
Hehehe Daddytong instagramming it up! Follow him here!! :D He's secretly addicted to it, spies on me all the time. 
Thai food for birthday dinner! Not a bad way to celebrate ;) 
Later on that night we walked to see the popular night markets of Chiangmai, but the only thing that caught my eye is this motorcycle with the three beautiful parrots in front. The man zooms around delivering the evening newspaper, but the parrots cling on tightly to the basket. Soooo cute! 
Best parents everr. 

I really didn't want to leave! Am completely inspired just looking at these pictures I took to have a home as beautiful, functional and peaceful all at once just like the Chedi.