泰国清迈 远离奢华曼谷.docxVIP

泰国清迈 远离奢华曼谷Escape?the?chaos?of?Bangkok?in?Chiang?Mai,Thailand泰国清迈，逃离曼谷喧嚣Bright?flashing?lights?of?Bangkok?city.曼谷城闪耀的灯光I?WAS?in?Bangkok?and?less?than?enamoured.?The?night-life?is?chaotic,?as?are?the?crowdedstreets,?the?tourist-laden?temples?and?the?city?itself,?so?overflowing?with?skyscrapers?and?mallsand?concrete?that?it?seems?about?to?burst.?It?was?an?impression?based?on?a?short,?first-timevisit,?to?be?sure,?but?I?felt?the?need?to?escape.我曾游览曼谷，却不因它而迷醉。喧嚣充斥着这里的夜生活，充斥着拥挤的街道。游客挤满了这里的寺庙，挤满了整座城市。满眼是摩天大厦、商场和钢筋混凝土的建筑，挤得城市似乎要突然爆炸。虽然这是我首次游览曼谷，停留的时间也很短暂，这足以给我一种要逃离的冲动。I?contemplated?hopping?a?shuttle?van?south?to?the?beaches,?but?they?can?be?just?asovercrowded.?Looking?for?peace?in?Pattaya?is?like?looking?for?a?sober?person?at?a?uni?party.我想跳上一辆汽车或卡车南行到沙滩，但我知道那只会把我带到另一个拥挤的地方。在芭堤雅寻找安静就像要在疯狂的大学派对中找到一个清醒的人一样困难。Bangkok?has?a?reputation?for?a?wild?nightlife.曼谷因狂野的夜生活而闻名So?I?veered?north?instead?toward?an?ancient?city?called?Chiang?Mai,?because?I’d?heard?therewould?be?waterfalls?and?elephants?in?the?nearby?countryside,?and?a?chance?to?get?at?least?a?littlecloser?to?another?side?of?Thailand.所以我北行到了一座叫清迈的古城。因为我听说那里的乡村有瀑布和大象。并且这也是唯一一点点机会，去寻找泰国的另一面。From?Bangkok?I?jumped?onto?an?overnight?train?and?stretched?out?on?the?vaguely?comfortablebunk?beds?that?folded?down?from?the?walls.?When?I?woke?up?the?next?morning?and?saw?onlycountryside?through?the?windows,?I?knew?I?was?close.我搭上了离开曼谷的夜间火车，在折叠床上平躺下来。床多少还是有些舒适的。第二天早晨，当我睁眼看见窗外的乡村景观时，我知道我找到了泰国的另一面。Chiang?Mai?is?a?manageable?city?of?about?200,000,?a?relief?compared?to?Bangkok’s?nine?million.There?are?leafy?parks,?inviting?art?galleries?and?little?children?wandering?around?in?schooluniforms.相比曼谷这个九百万人口的城市，人口二十万的清迈更容易应付，那里有树木茂盛的公园，引人入胜的艺术画廊和穿着校服四处乱跑的小孩儿。Chiang?Mai?is?a?world?away?from?the?lights?of?Bangkok.?在清迈看不到曼谷的镁光灯This?is?hardly?a?place,?though,?where?time?has?stopped.Motorbikes?zoom?around?stuffed?with?three?people?apiece,?some?texting,?some?clutchingkittens,?some?reading?books.?The?place?is?dotted?with?7-Elevens,?the?footpaths?crammed?