Driving to the Coast

Bangkok to Samut Sakhon province

Wat Krasakhaw

On to Krua Chao Phraya, a restaurant we've been to a few times on visits to Thailand.  Not all the photos are the best.  My phone camera setting was not set properly.  I still think they are worth sharing.  Luckily, Kade also used her phone to take food photos.

You go into most businesses, restaurants, probably schools and almost anywhere in Thailand, and there are little altars and shrines visible in prominent places.  There's a spiritual component to them, obviously.  There's also a notion that they bring good fortune, good luck and ward off evil spirits.  And they are also places where family members who've died - maybe the founders of a restaurant, for example - are remembered and respected.

Most people think Thai food is delicious.  And it is.  The variety is also mind-blowing.  One thing I have appreciated, though, is that lots of menus are like photo albums with good captions in Thai and often English.  You could go to many restaurants, and simply based on the photos of dishes, select what you want for dinner.

deep-fried sea bass with green mango salad

stir-fried oysters w/ bean sprouts

Tom Yum Seafood

mixed seafood salad

stir-fried squid with spices and Thai herbs 

(and I believe squid ink)

stir-fried squid

yellow curry stir-fried crab

Sala fruit in syrup 

(iced dessert)

That's the temple over to the left.  We stopped there on the way.

These are the Covid protocols and guidelines at the restaurant.   No ambiguity.

Wat Krok Krak

a Thailand photo if there ever was one

There's a weekend night market there.  We didn't stop.

I believe this is a new elevated-road being constructed - not a train line.