Goethe Institute

Back in university, I used to speak and study German. I really enjoyed the language, but after moving to Japan, it quickly vanished from my memory.

I was surprised to hear that there is a Goethe Institute here in Bangkok. When I had lived in Toronto, the G.I there was just a small white house.

The one in Bangkok really surprised me. The traditional white house is there, but so is an outdoor cafe, grounds, numerous classrooms, a library and an auditorium. The Institute sponsors many musical concerts, and that was the reason I had visited. My flute teacher will hold a flute recital there next week. I will be there like a good puppy dog, sitting in the front row center! Weee!

The Auditorium is up there...

A&W

Those who know me really well, know that whenever I am back in Canada visiting family, I ALWAYS request a stop at two places: Dairy Queen and A&W.

It was impossible to find Root Beer in Japan (only from Okinawa), since Japanese people equate root beer with cold medicine. According to my Japanese friends, adding sweetened ginger syrup to carbonated water reminded too many people of the taste of children's cold medicine, so the product failed to sell.

I love Root Beer. So, I was really happy to hear that Thailand had many branches of A&W. Today, I headed over to one to get the taste I missed. The Root Beer is the same, but unfortunately, not so for the burgers. They were in fact, pretty darn awful. But, at least I can enjoy the Root Beer!

Emporium Food Hall

I went back again. The nail shop is located directly across from the Emporium, so I decided to eat lunch there. For $3, I bought:

- rice
- mixed seafood in a black pepper sauce (seafood = octopus, squid, shrimp and baby clams)
- Thai milk tea


It was yummy!

The Police Box

During the protests back in April, a police box was destroyed by fire at the end of our street.

The repair crews have been busy these past few weeks repairing it. Today, I noticed it looks almost finished.

Before...


After!

Fondue in Bangkok?

A friend and I decided to go out and enjoy a nice dinner together. We were talking all day about where we should go, what we should eat, etc, etc. We finally decided to try a restaurant we had stumbled upon while staying in a nearby hotel during the protests. Here is the rundown: Name: The Andaman Location: Thong Lo - Soi 5 Average cost: 1,000 Baht/ person ($30 - 3 dishes, bread, dessert and 2 glasses of wine!) Seating: Outdoor tables with candles, inside tables with sofas and pillows. This place is famous for cheese fondue. So OF COURSE we ordered that, and another house specialty, the chocolate souffle! Yum! The first dish: pate w/ crispy bread and pickles Bread included with the meal The second dish: smoked salmon salad (I ordered in honor of Canada ^_^) The main course: lobster cheese fondue w/ crispy bread and pineapple! Dessert: chocolate souffle

Bangkok's Version of Cold Noodles

While living in Japan, I got addicted to eating cold noodles in the hot summers. They are cheap, simple to make and you can add whatever vegetables you like.

The hubby and I tried some cold noodles in MBK, at a noodle shop called "Ramen 8".

What we got surprised us: cold noodles set out with the same condiments as cold soba, a buckwheat noodle. Cold egg noodles and cold buckwheat noodles are two different things entirely. Usually egg noodles use a sweet, thin sauce, while buckwheat (soba) noodles are eaten with a dark sauce.


What we got.


What soba noodles SHOULD look like.

So we received egg noodles with soba sauce. Very weird. But we both hungry and ate everything up anyway. We also agreed never to order that dish again. ^_^