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Michelin Street food tour
We had a fabulous tour last night enjoying the best street food Bangkok has to offer. We were picked up by Tuk Tuk for a 1hr drive to our meeting place to meet our guide and 7 other intrepid guests.
We then all boarded our Tuk Tuks for a race through the busy streets of Bangkok to our first destination. We enjoyed the Thai national dessert of Mango sticky rice and a fruit smoothie. Back into the Tuk Tuk for our next gastro delight of another national dish Pad Thai where we watched the preparation of our dinner. Don't try this at home! Next stop our sharing dishes, Beetle leaves, Masaman curry, Tom Tum soup and Crab omelette. Here Lea also tried an ice drink of chrysanthemum, yes the flower. Finally, it was off to Chinatown for doughnuts. They had two cooking stations where one included an extra cooking step to crisp the outside of the doughnuts but leaving it gooey on the inside. Delicious!
This ended our gastronomical experience and we were driven back to our hotel fully sated.
We returned to a favorite restaurant last night #cabbagesandcondoms. The restaurant supports sex education in regional areas and also swimming lessons for children. Thailand has a 5 to 15% higher rate of children drownings than other developed countries throughout the world and they match dollar for dollar of donations made to the restaurant.
What did you eat Cabbage or Condom
What an amazing excursion to finish our time on Viking Venus. We both escorted a tour into Bangkok, visiting The Golden Mount temple, driving through Bangkok city and Chinatown on a tuktuk to board a traditional Thai boat for a sunset cruise along the Chao Phraya River, to be dropped off at the #asiatique night market before the bus trip back to Port. It was a long exhausting day but well worth the effort.
Known as Wat Phu Khao Thong (Temple of the Golden Mount Bangkok), it is an ancient temple dating back to the Ayutthaya period. It stands 77 meters tall. Atop the Golden Mount is a pagoda enshrining relics of the Buddha, received from India.
The Asiatique has Thailand's largest Ferris wheel (with a height of 60 meters). The market is the largest Riverside Lifestyle Tourist Landmark in Thailand stretched out along 300 meters of the Chao Phraya River - Bangkok's longest river promenade.
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A fantastic trip. I believe that we create our own luck, and you have both done that, in style.
Looks like we’ll have to wave to you as you traverse the English Channel this time! Xx
What a fabulous visit - I certainly would have loved to be there!
Great photos Lea. Where are you off to next?
Love Bangkok
Chaweng Beach has a lovely beach front and fabulous shopping at Central Samui. This was the included Viking excursion. We had fabulous weather, however, after a brief visit to the crowded beachfront, we decided to head to the cooler surrounds of the shopping mall and enjoyed a lovely local lunch downtown at #thekitchenkohsamui. We returned to the ship to enjoy an extraordinary surprise performance by the Resident pianist Daria and Resident vocalist Audrey. We then wandered out on deck with coconut rum punch and wine to watch a beautiful sunset as we cruised out of Koh Samui.
Next morning it was a sad farewell to Liza and a thank you for my gorgeous thank you gift for being her "mobile display cabinet".
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I stayed in a small palapa ($2/night) right on the beach somewhere on Ko Chang 35 years ago. It was such a unspoilt beautiful place, lots of chilled backpackers and wonderful locals. Great memories.
A couple of photos from Geoff's River cruise escorting on the Viking Singapore by night excursion, which included a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel Singapore. 👍
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📸 credits Debra Ayres (guest lecturer)
