Sally's Blues: fishing boats by the talipapa
Reflections: Big Ben in the Venice of the East (Huahin)
Skywatch: by the river
Blue crabs - our main purpose of stopping by the talipapa. 350 baht a kilo (11 USD). Wait, is it just me or do blue crabs turn pink anyway when they are steamed?
To the beach we go! You could guess where we took our loot.
Foodie fun. The vendor prepared everything and provided sauce to go with the other seafood that we bought. As the flavors slid down our alimentary canal, I thought the taste lived up to its reputation as part of a cuisine that's ranked 8th in the world by CNNGo.
The Baguette, our final stop. It's a cafe in Huahin (Thailand's summer capital) that gives off a lovely hint of Europe. I miss those breakfast baguettes in England, but back to Thailand first: the office secretary turned a new age that day. As we sang her a happy birthday, the white patrons in the other tables sang too. It was cute of them.
I was stuck with colleagues in a river jungle. Nice place, lots of cheery chatter, we were well fed, but work was work. It felt good when the remote controls, powerpoints and microphones were put away and we were on our way home. That's when the fun began - so much of it I forgot I had to pull off twelve hours the next day. But glad I am to be chatting about them:
Talipapa or temporary fish market was our first stop. A breeze cooling through the parked fishing boats and to our hall of work, AC-coated faces says how great it was for lungs to function in such a morning.
Blue crabs - our main purpose of stopping by the talipapa. 350 baht a kilo (11 USD). Wait, is it just me or do blue crabs turn pink anyway when they are steamed?
To the beach we go! You could guess where we took our loot.
Foodie fun. The vendor prepared everything and provided sauce to go with the other seafood that we bought. As the flavors slid down our alimentary canal, I thought the taste lived up to its reputation as part of a cuisine that's ranked 8th in the world by CNNGo.
The Baguette, our final stop. It's a cafe in Huahin (Thailand's summer capital) that gives off a lovely hint of Europe. I miss those breakfast baguettes in England, but back to Thailand first: the office secretary turned a new age that day. As we sang her a happy birthday, the white patrons in the other tables sang too. It was cute of them.
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Looks like a fun time!
ReplyDeleteYou are making me hungry! Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteThat nice river view. ! Beautiful photo!
ReplyDeletefun faves!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a good time
ReplyDeleteWhat a really interesting life you must have. Your fish market sounds very cool.
ReplyDeletesounds really good and now i'm hungry too
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! I enjoyed reading about your Friday Five :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful view of the river in the jungle.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and thanks for taking us through your adventure! Sounds like a succesful trip.
ReplyDeleteA yummy Friday Five! :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like great fun. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteNice composition, the first picture. You have quite the eye, to catch this kind of detail...
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to get some really fresh seafood!
ReplyDeleteLovely photo of the river...great trip...
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very fun time was had on this trip. I've never eaten blue crab before but I do like crab. It's a very rich sort of food.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteYou can always find the fun and food in any situation, Hazel! Of course, Thailand is noted for both. Does blue crab taste different? (I'll never know; can't eat most seafood)
ReplyDeleteThat's not a bad day in the office :) Blue crabs, baguettes and beaches some very good B's there for Blue Monday!
ReplyDeleteWren x
Hi Hazel,
ReplyDeleteYou are correct: blue crabs turn a red when steamed, and they are good to eat! Thanks for making Blue Monday special. Enjoy your Thursday meal.
Happy Blue Monday and Happy Thanksgiving!