One of our first stops in Chiang Mai was at the Vieng Joom On Teahouse which is alongside the Mae Ping River. An article in the inflight magazine Sawasdee recently said that this place is 1 in 10 reasons to overstay in Chiang Mai.
The name of the teahouse translates as the Pink City which, as you can see from this picture, is a favorite colour of the owner. I was surprised to see so many people in the garden terrace around the back. But the surroundings were certainly beautiful. This Thai couple had a tripod set up to take pictures of themselves.
The manager told us that they have 59 different varieties of tea in their teahouse. They also have a shop where you can buy many of these teas and also accessories. The customers are roughly split 50:50 between foreign tourists and Thais. Though most of the Thai people are from Bangkok.
I haven’t had High Tea for many years. I grew up on a farm in England. We used to have our main meal of the day at noon, called dinner, and then High Tea at about 5 p.m. But, these days, most people have dinner when they get home from work in the evening. I chose to have scones today together with some Earl Grey. if you like tea then this teahouse on Jaroenraj Road is an obvious must.
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