in a matter of seconds the rain caught us up,
with a vengeance!
and just when I thought it could not get any worse it did!
plastic macs always needed at this time of the year,
Pattaya Floating market really was floating by now,
and a fairly empty car park,
but as we turned into Ban Ampour the rain finally stopped,
we thought we were going to Prechai, but it was closed till Thursday,
so we had a stroll through town looking for another place to eat, which is not a problem as there are several restaurants in the area, also many shops like this one above selling dried squid and shrimps, the smell, the smell!
we walked along to the jetty where the squid and fishing boats were tied up,
little and large!
boats as far as the eye can see,
ah, so romantic!
I guess the fisherman's shrine,
we could not walk past the dried seafood shop with out buying some thing,
I have to say the smell in the shop for me was totally unpleasant,
we eventually decided on the Malabar, it looked quite laid back and rustic, not at all like the others, which like Prichai have more of a fast food look about them, (except the bit of Prichai where we sit at the far end which is all wood),
Anchisa, Mark and Diana at the entrance to Malabar,
this is the jetty that we see from Prichai, at night it looks so nice, but as it still looked like it might rain we stayed in the covered area,
and when I say huge it really is,
I almost had to walk in to the sea to get it all in,
the green blinds are where we normally sit at Prechai,
a small shrine in the tree,
the first plate of food arrives, crab fried rice,
and then the fish course,
sunset over the bay,
but back to the food, the fish is kept warm and continues to cook as it has a burning piece of charcoal under it,
never let it be said that my behaviour is fettered by such constraints as good taste, I just can not get the hang of chopsticks, well that is my excuse! (quote by Tom Lehrer) go here to listen, it really is good,
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