Hua Hin

Madame Green Seafood

August 11th, 2014

We went to Madame Green Seafood not too far from the hotel.  Some one told Sophon that it was a really good place to eat.  It sat right on the beach and we got lucky by getting a small table right in front of the beach.

The atmosphere was loud and bright with large families ordering seafood delights as the kids ran down to the beach, played for a while and came back up.  There were a few kids that I didn’t think they were ever going to get out of the water.  It was all very fun to watch.

The menu had just about every seafood dish you can imagine. We had Shrimp Lemongrass salad, Squid stir fried with salted egg yolks and seafood fried rice.  All of it was fresh and excellent.

When I looked at Chopsticks mountain, I was surprised to see just how far the tide came in.  Most of what I was looking at been Beach the prior morning.  For a moment, I thought I was watching a sunset when I realized it was a moon-rise!

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August 10, 2014

After breakfast Sophon and I headed out to Kaho Takiab – also known as Chopstick Hill or Monkey Mountain.  Along the way I spotted this purple boat and took a picture of Chopstick Hill with the boat in the foreground.  My father had painted a picnic bench almost the same shade of Purple so it reminded me of him and had to take the picture.

The walk along the beach was fascinating from a wild life perspective.  Along the way I say plenty of crabs, baby octopus, hermit crabs, sea anemones, and other things I will be googling when I have the time. Continue reading →

August 10th, 2014

I was up early.  I decided to go to the beach and watch the sunrise over the Gulf of Thailand.  I missed the exact moment the sun rose but I did get some good pictures.  When I saw the beach the day before, the tide was in and there wasn’t much of a beach, I was surprised at just how much beach there was.

It was a great morning!

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Hoisin braised pork hocks

August 9th and 10th, 2014

There was a night market outside of the hotel call Cicada.  A market named after a bug?  Made me wonder what kind of market it was.  When we arrived, I pleased to see a very clean market with some of my favorite dishes along with some new things to try.

Sophon tends to have eyes bigger than his stomach and frequently orders more than we can eat.  That tends to result in overeating.  Tonight was no exception.  It was hard deciding on what I wanted to eat.

I recently had Braised pork hocks at a restaurant called “Night Market” on Sunset Blvd.  I was tempted to get them.  We ended up with Deep Fried French Bread with Ground Pork,  Papaya Salad with Grilled Pork Neck, and Northern Thai Sausage and a side of Grilled Pork neck.  I got the braised pork hocks the following night!

I ended up eating way too much but I loved every-bite.

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August 9th, 2014

Hua Hin is about three hours south of Bangkok.  It sits on the Gulf of Thailand.  It is monsoon season in Thailand and Hua Hin is considered to be a dry area of Thailand.

The Hyatt Regency in Hua Hin is one of the nicest hotels I have every seen. There is a private area for those that qualify for Regency club, including a Regency Pool and Regency beach.  My view looked over the pool and out to the ocean.  I could spend a week at the hotel and do nothing else.

I scheduled three nights at Hua Hin, this is a place to definitely come back to.

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