One of the biggest things one hears about Chiang Mai after elephants is their night market. I was pretty excited to check it out. Someone even told me that Sunday was the best evening to go.
I don't know if it was the rainy weather, or the amazing, huge market I went to in Bangkok, but I was not super impressed. The streets were sparsely laid out. We found a larger area inside that had more, but even so, there was a lot of repetition of items, and not much that excited me. I had been planning to do all of my souvenir shopping here but I guess that shall have to wait.
Instead, I got a fish pedicure. If you've never heard, this is where you stick your bare feet into a tank of garra rufa (aka doctor) fish and they nibble away your gross, dry skin and leave you with soft, smooth feet.
OMG did it tickle! I had 15 minutes of time in the tank and spent the first 4 trying not to pull my feet out, the next 4 trying to hold still and not giggle, the next 4 trying to relax and the last 3 finally not freaking out.
My feet did feel soft afterwards. It was an interesting experience, but it's not something I need to run to the front of the line to try again.
That's exactly how I remember it! Once I finally got used to it, the pedicure was over. So funny!
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