Moat -- Thailand V

The old city of Chiang Mai is surrounded by a moat and, at sections, a wall to form a square perimeter. The city has outgrown the moat and newer sections of the city radiate from the central area.

Karen and I were staying within the moated middle area of the city, and our evening jaunt would take us outside our protected quadrant. On our way, we stopped by for some dinner: a bowl of noodle soup from a man with a noodle soup cart located over the moat area. The noodles were perfectly cooked, the broth well seasoned, if slightly oily, and the beef meat balls chewy. This tasted and looked like the noodle soup my mom always made for us. That bowl of 15 baht noodle soup was happily slurped down under the moonlight with all the other folk crowded onto the moat top for an outdoor dinner.