We read in the guide book that the Chiang Mai women's prison has a rehibilitain program wherein the prisinors give Thai Massage (180 Baht). So we decided to give it a go.
To say that it was beautiful in there is an understatement. It was gorgeous. I mean prettier than many spas I've been to in the states.
My lady was very strong and essentially beat me up for 1.5 hours. I even came away with some small bruises. But, it was well worth it. The conversation was pretty interesting. She was 1 month away from release. She was involved in a "snatching" she was the driver in a get away vehicle stealing money. From where or whom, (I assume a bank but who knows) she never said. Beth's lady was selling "yaba" (the drug my taxi driver was talking about) it's an amphetamine, not crack, not meth. My lady got a 3.5 year sentence for her crime, Beth's lady got 5 years.
They we're lovely and sweet. We talked about my tattoo (they liked it) and how old we were. They had us guess their ages 25 yrs (my lady) and 33 yrs (Beth's lady).
They allowed us to take photos but we couldn't photograph them, prison rules.
... Maybe you can tell, I'm having fun and not online much. I'm taking photos though and I have stories to tell. Beth leaves today for her 10 day silent meditation so I'll have more time on my own to tell stories of my travels. I will meet up with her again when she's finished and we'll travel back (by train) to Bangkok after 2 more days here in Chiang Mai. We both fly out of Bangkok on the same morning so we'll share a room there too. Kismet?
To say that it was beautiful in there is an understatement. It was gorgeous. I mean prettier than many spas I've been to in the states.
My lady was very strong and essentially beat me up for 1.5 hours. I even came away with some small bruises. But, it was well worth it. The conversation was pretty interesting. She was 1 month away from release. She was involved in a "snatching" she was the driver in a get away vehicle stealing money. From where or whom, (I assume a bank but who knows) she never said. Beth's lady was selling "yaba" (the drug my taxi driver was talking about) it's an amphetamine, not crack, not meth. My lady got a 3.5 year sentence for her crime, Beth's lady got 5 years.
They we're lovely and sweet. We talked about my tattoo (they liked it) and how old we were. They had us guess their ages 25 yrs (my lady) and 33 yrs (Beth's lady).
They allowed us to take photos but we couldn't photograph them, prison rules.
... Maybe you can tell, I'm having fun and not online much. I'm taking photos though and I have stories to tell. Beth leaves today for her 10 day silent meditation so I'll have more time on my own to tell stories of my travels. I will meet up with her again when she's finished and we'll travel back (by train) to Bangkok after 2 more days here in Chiang Mai. We both fly out of Bangkok on the same morning so we'll share a room there too. Kismet?
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