Shopping in a Local Market - Warorot Market
Today is our final day in Chiang Mai. Our flight leaves Chiang Mai at 5pm and since we have a few hours to kill, we headed for Warorot Market after breakfast. Warorot Market is located around 7 mins walk from the hotel we were staying along the night bazaar street. Warorot Market comprises of 2 buildings on either side of the main road, selling similar goods. The market seems like a place where locals visit to get their daily needs. The stalls in the 3-storey Warorot Market are arranged in a rather systematic manner. Most of the stalls on the ground floor sell food items as well as a section where one can find eateries. At the centre of the ground floor is where fresh food items are being sold. The second and third level of Warorot Market is occupied by stalls selling clothing, shoes and bags. I find more locals visiting this market then tourists. There are more shops around the main building of Warorot Market, making this a great place for visitors to get last minute souvenirs before heading home. We could have spent hours shopping for souvenirs in Warorot Market, however as we have a plane to catch, we had to head back to the hotel and get ready for our flight home.
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| Warorot Market is a market that serves mainly locals |
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| Such shops selling clothing are a common sight in Warorot Market |
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| More shops selling clothes in Warorot Market |
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| A section of Warorot Market selling fresh produce |
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| The centre of Warorot Market on the ground floor sells mainly fresh produce |
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| Warorot Market |
Time to Bide Chiang Mai Goodbye
We left for the airport at around 3pm, in time for our flight home. I find people in Chiang Mai are friendlier and more patient as compared to their counterparts in Bangkok. The pace of life is slower here as well. The streets of Chiang Mai is cleaner and the prices of things in Night Market is lower than Bangkok. Chiang Mai is a place where even the locals, especially those from Bangkok visit to get a break from the hustle and bustle of city life. Even the air is fresher in Chiang Mai. There are beautiful sceneries and spectacular waterfalls in Chiang Mai, which I did not manage to visit. Perhaps the next time if I return to this northern city of Thailand, my focus will be more of nature.
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| Having a glass of mocktail before we depart Chiang Mai in the hotel |
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| Departure drinks from the hotel |
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| Driving towards the airport |
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| Chiang Mai International Airport |
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| Some very last minute shopping in the airport |
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| Waiting to board our aircraft |
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| The bird that will bring us home |
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| Taxiing to runway |
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| Flying past Doi Suthep |
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| Doi Suthep and city of Chiang Mai |
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| Bye bye Chiang Mai |
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