Chiang Mai (Cooking Course)

What an amazing day! We arrived in Chiang Mai early this morning via overnight bus, which was admittedly one of the most miserable rides I've been on thus far (though I kept my mouth shut, as Abby - still recovering from jet lag - had it much worse). Unfortunately, we didn't have any downtime, as we were picked up for our cooking course just after we checked into our hostel. And though I wouldn't recommend battling sleep deprivation with the consumption of massive quantities of food, the class itself was great, and included a trip to a local market to shop for ingredients followed by the preparation - and consumption - of five courses (pad thai, green curry, prawn and coconut soup, fried fish and papaya salad, and mango and sticky rice) - all of which were amazing. Overall a wonderful day :)