Friday Golden Flowers at the Coffee Shack

These golden flowers hang above the coffee shack.  Tabebuia chrysotricha syn. Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Golden trumpet)  trees line the road near the coffee shop and occur all the way down the hill to Chiang Mai.

A cool caffeine fix to see me through the afternoon

Coffee bag onto the handle bars and back to school. Sawadee to everyone including the mother who watches Thai soap operas while propped on the couch.

Coffee Thai style cont..

The plastic bag of coffee and ice goes in a paper carry bag, the plastic bag is snipped and straw inserted . Ready to go.

It starts with coffee....

Probably not what Jerry or Dave Mac would class as coffee.
Brewed coffee from the pot is added to a glass containing a white powder - maybe a creamer.

I once asked for extra coffee and was offered instant, so now my coffee concoction starts with a brew and a spoonful of Nescafé

Coffee Thai stye ..... The milk

A shot glass of condensed milk is added, no sugar, then ice scooped in and everything is mushed around as Campbell's canned milk is used to top up the mixture.

Coffee Thai style

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Mark Baran an American colleague and next door neighbour with his wife Loren Poetz, pointing to his moment of international fame He features on the banner for the coffee shack near school as do Audrey and Ian two of the young residential advisors on campus. Having westerners on the banner may add street cred. This week I will show you how I access my coffee fix on the mountain.

Hills of Northern Thailand

The blue hills of northern Thailand.  Different shapes and shades than the blue hills of home.

Spent today trying to be Australian- Jon Faine pod cast, Saturday Age online, skype calls to home, facebook time, cyclone watching and unsuccessfully (still) trying to access ABC iview- but I can now access BBC iview.

Also took some great photos - people and flowers - without a card in the camera - of course the best photos for the last month - don't you hate it when that happens.  Or maybe it's only a Mary thing!!