New Year’s day 2009. Another year, another journey around the sun. 2009 is sure to bring new experiences for us as we continue our travels, new ways of seeing things, new friends, and of course re-newed appreciation for our family, friends and the comforts of home. After an amazing night of fireworks, paper lanterns and crowded streets, we decide to indulge in a little pampering to start the new year. So we rent a motorbike and head out of the city to the mineral hot springs east of the city. We decide to rent the private cabin for an hour to enjoy our mineral bath in relative peace as it turns out that the hot springs are quite the holiday draw and the place is packed with families soaking their feet in the man-made river of mineral water.
How long does it take for the perfect hard (or soft) boiled egg? …10-15 minutes so the sign says. Apparently the Thai's like to cook their eggs in mineral water. You purchase the eggs at the park in convenient wicker baskets. You can chose from regular brown eggs or quail eggs. The baskets conveniently hang on hooks lining the edge of a sulphurous mineral pool. 5, 10 or 15 minutes and lunch is served. Definitely a unique concept - soak your legs in the mineral springs while boiling eggs for lunch.
