Eating dancing shrimps

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How about trying some Dancing Shrimps - best described by the Mark Wiens.

The Thai name of the dish is Goong Ten (กุ้งเต้น), which translates to “dancing shrimp.”  The cute little translucent shrimp are the main event – and they’re still living.  Goong Ten (Dancing Shrimp) is a traditional Isaan food that originates from the region of Thailand along the Mekong River.

This dish was found adjacent to the Khao San Road.

Pu Fai Chinese Temple shop

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Pu Fai is a wonderful shop around the Suriyadej Traffic Circle in Phuket Old Town - but they are initially for people to purchase particular items for their homes and offerings to make in the Chinese Temples.

It is a small shop adjacent to the Pop Hostel - where I have had a cheap breakfast once whilst I was waiting for a bus home...

I always make a visit into these shops purely because I am always welcomed by the proprietors and they are fascinating places BUT they are places where a lot of items are for sale which have a particular significance - so please respect.

However this MUST not stop you entering them however - but please be aware that to treat the shop as a 'tourist attraction' would not always seem correct... 

Then you can visit any of the great number of Chinese Shrines scattered through Phuket...

Take a Tuk Tuk somewhere

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Taking a ride on a Tuk Tuk is a wonderful thing to do when you visit us in Thailand.




  It is not something you want to miss - but it certainly is not for everyone.

around the Victory Monument 

Recently they have had a spate of bag snatching that has happened to people in the Tuk Tuk so they now have a spiderweb spread. 

Some Tuk Tuk now have loud stereo and flashing lights - more of these in Phuket though?

Always room on the floor for one more as well.

But I am fascinated with how much stuff you can get in the back though. I would also agree a price for the destination before you get in - ensuring that you know that they know where they are going!

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Bangkok Art and Culture Center

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Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) was a place that I walked past when I was visiting somewhere else - not that I can remember where at this time though...

Here is some background of the property on the website - but could find nothing mentioned about the hiccup mentioned in the App I was using - Bangkok City Walks.

It was quite a surprise as I came upon it - on the crossroads which I was trying to traverse and I went up to take a photo of the street graffiti by Alex Face. So on entering I did not know quite what to expect and wow - it was almost like I was in a Design museum in the UK.

After looking at the design of the museum on the Website I only think I did 50% because I was so busy going somewhere else. I had a wonderful time - I will certainly have to go back again. So what do I recall of my quick visit?

The mask exhibition was my favorite - the colors and the vibrancy were wonderful here. I could have stayed in here for much, much longer...

Then there was the great number of little shops for you to buy something in - all very interesting.

Book Shops

Ice Cream Shops

and so much more...

Then there were a number of more displays along the circular corridor around the levels in the building - but I think that I only managed 4 levels? 

Sathorn Pier

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Sathorn Pier was were I had to get off the river taxi to visit a friend nearby there and I cannot remember quite why we were there...

It was certainly a bustling community there - with a plethora of people selling things on the street to people selling tours on the river - from food to bits and pieces...

I did enjoy the wall paintings though.

Then there is the river crossing to make - these seemed to be leaving rather frequently  and this is where I became a little confused because there were a great number of people trying to sell me a trip along the river - guess the camera round my neck did not help me! I chose to walk along the river's edge instead - gripping my phone carefully in my hand trying not to get lost.