To The Airport
Our ride to the airport-Express Bus.
Our ride to Bangkok
Our ride to Bangkok - Lufthansa
After having spent more than 10 hours travelling both on land and air, we were really glad that my friends were waiting for us at the airport to pick us up. It was about 6 years ago when we last met so there were lots of catching up to do and by the time we went to bed it was already past 3:00am .... yawn!!!
Overhead wires
Looks like the messy overhead wires will always be a feature of Bangkok.
Idols
These idols is a very common sight all over Bangkok city.
"Wu Kok" or Yam Dumpling
These are yummie unlike those back home which are very oily.
Veggies
Veggies for the steam boat.
Spring roll
Pork Dumpling with salted egg yoke.
These are yummie too and is made in the shape of a lotus leaf.
Roast Duck and Pork
This is really GOOD!!!
Green noodle with baby pork ribs.
Delicious.
A very famous Thai local seafood restaurant.
The restaurant interior.
This restaurant is built on stilts over the Chao Phraya river.
A sweet savoury appetizer
Those bird eye chilis are for the extra kick!!!
Curry crab
This is really GOOD!!!
Some kind of sprout
Delicious.
Oyester egg omelette
The egg is fluffy and the oyester is juicy ... WOW!!! This is fantastic.
Prawns with some kind of Thai sauce.
Yummie!!!
Rice Cake
The rice is crunchy and the dip is wonderful!!!
Traditional Thai soup "Tom yam"
It is mildly sourish, sweet and spicy, a very unique taste.
Thai salt baked sea-bass
The fish is fully of it's natural flavours and the flesh texture is just perfect.
Mango with sticky rice
A very popular and original Thai desert, the mango is wonderful.
Having been to Bangkok many times in the past for business, meals are always confine to hotels or restaurants. For this trip I was determine to try out the street food. After consulting with my friends about eating street food, they totally rejected my request. They said that street food is only for locals and localised foreigners. As a alternative they suggested that we try the food court in the shopping mall which is much more hygenic.
Array of deserts.
Too many to try but it did made me salivate
Our choice
The one below the two bowls are made of rice flour and mung bean paste. The bowl on the left is durian with sticky rice with some coconut milk amd ice-shaving. The one on the right is water chestnut coated with glutinous rice flour with ice chips and coconut milk. They are all sweet and yummie.
Oyester Egg Omelette
Food court style oyester egg omelette .... just couldn't get enough of this!!! yum-yum!!!
Braised pork with eggs
Braised all parts of porks with eggs ... mmm... awesome!!!
Mung bean paste coated with rice flour
Sweet delight ....
Original Thai public transport - Tuk-Tuk
Need to get somewhere fast?
Chao Phraya river cat fish
Catfish feeding on bread slices.
Feeding frenzy - Just throw a piece of bread and this is what you'll see!!!
Long Tail Boat
The long tail boat is used for taking tourist and passengers into the large network of canals to see the other part of Bangkok, sometimes Bangkok is also known as Venice of the east.
River Taxi
I would call this a River Bus instead of taxi, very convenient means of transport to avoid the traffic jams.
Street food
Pickled or fresh raw seafood ready to eat in Chinatown ... did not try it for fear of bad after effects... looks good though.
Madam Tussauds
With Manchester United ... Oops!!!
err ... I forgot his name
sorry I'm not a soccer person 
Tawandang German Brewery
Great Place, Delicious Food, Smooth Beer and Great Entertaintment!
In house brewed beer
A beer tube.
Cheers!!!
Cheers!!! Let the fun begin!!!
Sashimi prawn, oyester and calamari
Love the oyesters and the prawns!
Blood cockles with rice noodles
Wrap the blood cockle and rice noodles in the lettuce leaf with some of the special sauce ... it's awesome, really good!!!
Fried rice with salted fish
Good.
water convolvulus
Another way of preparing water convolvulus, interesting just like crunchy noodles.
Tom yam
Tomyam only taste good in Thailand.
Deep fried sea bass
Nice crispy and juicy.
German pork knuckle
A must have in a German restaurant even though it is localised. Yummie!!!
Sticky rice balls in ginger syrup
Some kind of fruit
Sorry can't remember what is this desert but it was nice.
Green mango
Unripe mango are sweet in Thailand.
Papaya salad
Refreshing
Braised pork belly with preserved veggie.
A Chinese dish and I love it!!!
The entertainer
Let the show begin!!!
Modern Traditional Dance
The live entertainment went on for about 3 hours with only a very short break.
Let's boogie!!!
Doing the YMCA!!!
Floating Market
A Floating Traffic Jam!
Floating Market
A practice that had been around for a vry very long time!
Floating Hawker
Meals on boat ... river food
Craftsman at work
Teak wood carving
A very intricate piece of work about 10X3 feet.
Hundreds of mini elephants
Elephant show
Elephant show
The elephant show is base on the history of how the elephants were first domesticated and their uses.
Crocodile show.
Scary!!!
Hehehe!!!
I caught one still eating a hand!
Salad
It's Italian night.
Bread
Yes bread.
Mozzarella on beef tomato
Buffalo mozzarella on beef tomato slices ... yummie!!!
Cheese pizza with arrow leaves
Seafood pizza
Bacon and ham pizza
Squid ink spaghetti
It is delicious if you don't get sting by the super hot chili. A strong reminder that you are still in Thailand. Wow the chili was hot!!!
Roasted pork ribs
Nice.
Cheese Cake
Tiramisu
Nice deserts.
Fried glass noodle
This is goooood!!!
Green curry with rice noodles
Yummie!!!
Chicken curry noodle
Fresh Juice
Durians and mangos
Durians Galore
In Malaysia the durians is an aroma to many and a repulsive oudour to some but in Thailand, it is smelless unless really close up. It is still delicious to eat.
Pork noodles
Beef noodles
Pork tripe soup
Pork ball and pork noodles
Pomelo salad
All yummie!!!
Food from a Thai bistro
Seafood food spaghetti
Dangerous if eaten without checking for the chilis but tasty.
Spaghetti carbonara
Safe and delicious.
Pork burger
A all American favourite.
Salad.
Some kind of salad with a Thai touch.
Rack of lamb
Nice.
Cucumber tree
Usually they have carrots and celery too.
Bacon
Sausages
I call these Russian roulette sausages. Yes I was shot with a super powerful chili and I wasn't able to speak for quite awhile ..... OUCH!!!
Thai gnomes???
Friends of Frank
Handmade figurine
This restaurant is housed in a bungalo house in the city of Bangkok which to a very rich family. They are staying in the same compound but in a seperate house which is very much newer. The food here is very authentic.
A squirrel
A resident of the restaurant garden.
Fish cake
Prawn with glass noodles.
Pineapple fried rice.
This is goood!!!
DIY Salad
A DIY dish, just use a lettuce leaf and put in a little of this and that. Good!!!
Green curry
Awesome!!!
Deep fried sea bass
Deep fried sea bass slices in some delicious Thai sauce.
Cashew nut cake
The cake is steamed and it is a good combination.
A Clock in the reasturant
A anti-clockwise clock.
Bangkok Airport
The days seemed to have zoomed by us real fast as each and everyday we were spoilt rotten by our host. With great reluctance we were once again in the airport to start our long and dreary journey home after having such a fantastic and wonderful time.
Airborne in Bangkok
Bye bye Bangkok.
A very big THANK YOU to the Maks, our very special host who made our long awaited holiday such a beautiful experience .... ขอบคุณมาก.
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