Chiang Mai Day 2

Today we went to a 3D Art museum. I was just expecting a museum where you just walk around and admire the art. But this was an interactive museum and the absolute requirement was some camera skills and a sense of humour. 
Some of the displays show you where to stand to pose in the display and where the photographer should stand to take the photo. It's a very clever concept... and sooo much fun!!

Outside the 3D Art Museum

"I can show you the world..." watch me fly!!

Starts singing "Bye Bye Bye" by NSync... Remember that song?

Yes there's a song for every photo... "Out of the sea, Wish I could be
Part of that world...." The Little Mermaid

Hakuna matata?

Just a little cramped in here...

This was one of my favourite photos

Ever seen the movie 'The Ring'

I promise I never killed anybody...

Yup I even made it onto the cover of National Geographic...

After the 3D Art Gallery, we stopped for lunch before visiting a local shopping mall to pick up a few things.

In the early evening we visited a boarding house for girls/women studying in Chiang-Mai. The boarding house is for people who come from rural areas to stay whilst they are studying either in high school or university in Chiang-Mai. One of the people who stays in the boarding house but is not a student is a friend of my cousin. She co-ordinates the study program of the girls who live in the house and also talks to them about Jesus. Many of the girls at the house are Christian and are involved with the local church.
It was fun to meet the girls who came to talk with us. It was great to hear about where they are from and what they are studying. One of the girls brought out a guitar and it was also fun to sing some Christian songs with them.

After that we visited a Cultural Show called Khum Khantoke. It seems to be a popular place to visit for tour groups. But the food and show were really not great at all and I thought that the whole place was a massive waste of money.
The dinner was a set menu consisting of: banana fritters, clear soup, pork curry with ginger and tamarind sauce (Chiang Mai style), deep fried chicken, grilled young chilli paste, minced pork and tomato sauce with steamed vegetables, crispy pork skin, stir fried mixed vegetables with sticky rice or steamed rice. Dessert was a crispy rice noodle with fresh pineapple and watermelon. The menu is meant to be typically northern Thai but the food was mass produced and was the worst meal we had in our time in Chiang Mai.

Selection of Thai cuisine

We had not booked a table so were seated at the side of the stage area. They assured us we would still be able to see the show as it was not on the stage but the rectangular open space below the stage. This was not true. When the show started there were some musicians and traditional drummers on stage. A lot of the dancing performance was in the open area. The acoustics what awful and the pamphlet said that the dancers costumes represented the tribes in northern Thailand but we could not hear the announcer and so could not hear any of the introductions to the dances. The show itself wasn't great either. Some may find it interesting but so many people walked out, including us... I've seen many cultural shows in different countries. This one I definitely recommend you give a miss...