Back to Chengdu - Sichuan Province, China

Beautiful view on the way from Jiuzhaigou National Park back to Chengdu.

Jiuzhaigou Day2 - Sichuan Province, China

Jiuzhaigou Valley

Legend has it; that long, long ago the deity of mountain named Dago had a crush on the goddess Semo, and he gave a mirror that was made from wind and cloud to the goddess. However, the devil appeared and made trouble to Semo. Inadvertently, Semo broke the mirror into 108 pieces, which fell down to the earth and then turned to 108 colorful lakes. The lake is also called Haizi by local people.

Jiuzhaigou Day 1 - Sichuan Province, China

Our gang of four starts touring Jiuzhaigou National Park.

Located in the north of Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou County (previously known as Nanping County until being renamed in 1998) is part of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is 450 kilometers (about 280 miles) to the north of Chengdu City. Its name is due to the existence of nine stockaded villages of Tibetan origin, and it is always regarded as a holy mountain and watercourse by the Tibetan people. Jiuzhaigou Valley covers altitudes ranging from 2,000 meters (656,168 feet) to about 4,300 meters (14,107,612 feet) with its large number of lake groups, waterfalls and rich variety of endangered plants and fauna.

Huanglong - Sichuan Province, China

The Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area is located in Songpan County, in the northwest part of Sichuan Province and encompasses the Huanglong and Muni Valley. Huanglong's major scenery is concentrated in the 3.6-kilometer (2.2 miles) long Huanglong Valley that includes snow-clad peaks and the easternmost glaciers in China. Due to its layered calcium carbonated deposit patterns, the valley resembles a golden dragon winding its way through the virgin forest, stone mountains and glaciers. Along the valley are scattering numerous colorful ponds of different sizes and shapes, which are strewn with gold colored limestone deposit giving a shimmering golden hue to water, so in sunlight, a golden dragon seems to surge forth from the forest. Thus it was named 'Huanglong Valley' (Yellow Dragon Valley).

Luodai Ancient Town - Sichuan Province, China

Luodai Ancient Town is a town with more than one thousand year's history in Chengdu. It remains in full its clear architecture style in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

P. Thanom's Birthday Dinner

At Tohkai restaurant, Thaniya


P. Nong and her homemade bakery.
Look at the knife provided by the restaurant.

Treecreeper and Hokkaidomilk

The restaurant has become one of my favorite eating place. Take my family out to have lunch there. All the dishes are good as always.

After lunch we go to K. Village, another low rise small shopping place. The place has been popular lately. Buy some green tea with Hokkaido milk.
www,hokkaidomilk.com
Tel: 08-129-20000

Foo Mui Kee Restaurant

Been having lunch at this restaurant for quite a few years, today I decide to keep it in my blog. When I surf the internet about it, very surprised to find that it is listed as one of those things to do in Bangkok by Lonely Planet.

Lonely Planet review for Foo Mui Kee

Foo Mui Kee has been serving a unique mixture of Thai, Chinese and European dishes for nearly 80 years. In some cases, such as the stewed ox tongue served with rice, the boundaries between cuisines are not so distinct, although the bottle of Worcestershire sauce on each table is a giveaway of the restaurant’s Western leanings.

• Address
  • 10-12 Soi 22 Prachoom Silom
• Phone
  • 0 2234 6648

The Foodie

The restaurant offers a wide variety of Thai and International cuisine. One of my favorite is a crispy streaky fried pork with fish sauce (หมูสามชั้นทอดน้ำปลา).

Add: 150 Soi Pipat, 1st Fl of Glow Hotel, Silom, Bangrak, BKK

Lang Khae

I had tasted this fruit (Lang-Khae) once many years ago, but this weekend I see it for the first time in Bangkok at the Aor-Thor-Kho (อ.ต.ก.) market near Jatujak weekend market. Selling at Baht 50 per 1 kilogram. Local Thai names are ลังแข, ลูกปุย, or ลูกตำพุก.

The scientific name of this fruit tree is Baccaurea macrophylla Muell. Arg. The tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Plants in this family love a humid and high rainfall climate. Lang-khae is a native of South Thailand and Malaysia, and is found distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, and Sumatra. It is occasionally cultivated in these areas.

There is no English name recorded for this fruit tree. Gurak gatuk (Kalimantan), bua tampoi (Sumatra) (Indonesia); tampoi, tampul, tempuni (Peninsular Malaysia); lang-khae (Thailand in general), however, there are other local names such as lam-khae (Pattani), and luk pui (Phang-nga).

The fruit is eaten as fresh fruit. The taste of the flesh is sweet with some sourness, which can attract a wide range of consumers. During the harvesting season, one can find lang-khae fruits in supermarkets of big cities in Thailand as well as in local markets in some southern provinces such as Phang-nga, Phuket and Hat Yai (Songkhla province). It is also popular among the Chinese, Malaysians and Indonesians.

Bon Voyage

Khun Suthas hosts a Bon Voyage dinner party for Dr. Niran and Pe Tim who are going back to the State; K.Sivaporn, K. Rochana who are going to the east coast; and K. Pichai for the west coast. The Peking duck at Scala restaurant is very delicious as always.

Scala restaurant (at Scala theatre) : Siam Square Soi 1
Tel: 662-254-2863