Long have I known this city
And loved it
The Rose of the North that blooms below its mountain,
A jewel of splendor and culture;
But these days, I am smothered,
Smothered by the smog that blankets the mountain
Smothered by the sickness floating thick on the air
Smothered by the waiting,
Waiting that clamps its fist around my middle
Waiting…
Waiting….
Waiting….
My trip started in Mae Sariang, traveling to Chiang Mai where I waited for a few days before getting my Covid test and traveling on.