Today was our last full day in Thailand. We head to the airport around noon tomorrow so this will be my last post for a bit due to travel, and time changes, and jet lag etc, etc, etc!
We had a slower morning and packed up all of our gear to head to the spa where we will be sleeping tonight. We said goodbye to our wonderful "hotel mom" named Rung (pronounced roong with a flipped r). She taught us a little thai the last couple of weeks and made us eggs almost every day! She was wonderful!
Then Mr PP picked us up so he could take us somewhere for lunch and deliver us to the spa. I forget the name of the place we stopped at for lunch but it was absolutely beautiful! There were paths to walk all over with gardens and waterfalls. The view from the restaurant was spectacular and the food was so good!
View at lunch
Mr. PP taking us to the waterfall!
Lime tree!
After lunch and our walk Mr. PP dropped us off at the Panviman and helped check us in. About 14 years ago Mr. PP was the architect that designed the spa, and he had a big hand in building it!!!
When we got there we were all floored! I had looked up pictures online and took a lot myself, but they just don't do it justice! Don't get me wrong, I loved being I'm Chiang Mai, but it's a city and it was fast, and loud, and honestly smelled like garbage a lot of the time! (Probably because there was garbage all over the streets.... like, hot, been sitting in the 95 degree heat for days, garbage smell!) So it was absolutely incredible to just come here and be surrounded with the views and the fresh air!
Our room is absolutely amazing! I'd love an apartment the same size! I could live very happily and comfortably! I tried to get pictures, but it's hard to photograph a room! We ditched our stuff and headed straight to the BEAUTIFUL pool! We met 2 little girls there who didn't hesitate to show off their back flip skills! They also told me all about this amazing treat they got... coconut ice cream, with fresh fruit pieces, topped with whipped cream, and served in a coconut! SERVED IN A COCONUT! That's like my favorite thing about Thailand! I can eat all the things I want inside the things I love!!!! I told them I had to get it and they told me exactly how! Thank god we met them!
I felt like a princess!
Part of the resort
one of the pools
another pool....I won't bore you with all of them!
Obligatory poolside selfie!
After swimming, Morgan and I wandered around for a little while. The whole resort is in the hills so getting from one spot to another is either up a steep hill, or down one. So there are little golf carts that the staff drive around and pick you up or drop you off. You just dial 5 on your phone and tell them where you wanna go and they're there in about 1 minute! We've been mostly walking though. ....afterall, we're about to be crammed in a plane for almost 2 days!
These are the "meditation caves" there were chairs and ledges everywhere to sit and meditate, and signs asking for quiet.
the pool area from the main lodge
After wandering I decided to check out the spa treatments and get one! Best decision ever! I got a coconut body scrub with a coconut aromatherapy massage. It was almost 2 hours long and INCREDIBLE!!!!
Then we grabbed dinner where I just got some spring rolls and that coconut ice cream I'd heard so much about! More walking around, and then we decided to take a quick dip in our balcony jacuzzi. Oh I'm sorry....did I not tell you we had a jacuzzi on our balcany? Cause we do!
My coconut treat!
So that's it for today! We just ordered warm brownies for room service! Night guys!!!