Thailand
Read MoreDumnoen Saduak Floating Market
Ratchaburi, Thailand View from my longtail boat.
Chinatown Bangkok, Thailand There are two famous Chinese-Thai restaurants in Thailand known for their fresh seafood and dining al fresco. They are nicknamed Red and Green Seafood and are literally across the street from one another. The red restaurant (waiters wear red shirts) is formally named Lek & Rut Seafood; the green restaurant (waiters wear green shirts) shown here is formally named T&K Seafood. Both serve up similar menus and both are wildly popular.
South of Bangkok along the coast. The food here was fabulous just like most restaurants I visited on this trip. Here the grilled prawns, crab fried rice and sautéed cabbage leaves were to die for. It was low tide as we ate and we watched people in the distance trudging through muck harvesting a type of sea worm which I learned is a delicacy. The meat is somewhat like razor clams you find in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S..
Roasted Thai Prawns and Fish Stew
Bangkok, Thailand T&K Seafood Restaurant. Need I say more?
Map of Amphawa Floating Market
Samut Songkhram, Thailand
Sky Bar Atop the Lebua State Tower
Bangkok, Thailand Already a local hotspot, this place was made even more famous by the movie Hangover II. (Sorry for low quality photo. I made this handheld on the sly with a Nikon D90 as cameras and tripods were not permitted.)
What a Thai Breakfast Looks Like!
Lumphini Park Bangkok, Thailand Early Sunday morning food market. Everything looked so fresh and yummy!
Map of Amphawa Floating Market
Samut Songkhram, Thailand
Sky Bar Atop the Lebua State Tower
Bangkok, Thailand Already a local hotspot, this place was made even more famous by the movie Hangover II. (Sorry for low quality photo. I made this handheld on the sly with a Nikon D90 as cameras and tripods were not permitted.)
Decorated Bow of a Longtail Boat
Chao Phraya River Bangkok, Thailand The belief in spirits is serious in Thailand and garlands and scarfs adorning the bow of boats are in honor of the spirits of the water and Mae Yanang the spiritual goddess of journeys.
There are many floating markets...
...and this is one of them. Honestly, I misplaced the name for this most authentic market. Not a single tourist to be seen on this day, only locals. I do have its name written somewhere but until I find it, it will remain a secret.
Mangosteen, Persimmons, Pitayas, and Kumquats!
Chinatown Bangkok, Thailand The fruit in Thailand is so exotic fresh and sweet.
Preparing Fresh Mango Sticky Rice
Thailand Mango sticky rice in Thailand is soooooo much better than any mango sticky rice I have tried in the U.S..