Thailand – Bangkok; Ride down River Chao Phraya (8)

Hi!! Great to see that you are still following me. It’s been a long 7 posting journey. We are nearly at the end. Bear with me a little more. =)

Near the exit of the Wat Pho, the view of the temple.

Walking outside Wat Pho temple is the Tha Tien Pier. There is also a market at Tha Tien pier which you can see all sorts of dried food being sold.

From Tha Tien Pier, we took the ferry across to the next temple crossing Chao Phraya river. What temple is that you may ask?

Well… it’s the Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or famously known as Wat Arun Temple. It is located at Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand, on the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River.

Wat Arun is among the best known of Thailand’s landmarks and the first light of the morning reflects off the surface of the temple with pearly iridescence.

The entrance…..

Buddha statues inside Wat Arun Temple compound

Another shot of the temple inside Wat Arun

Central prangs surrounded by smaller ones.

Another angle shot of the prang in Wat Arun.

We are nearing the end. So stay with me and follow me on the last posting on my series on Bangko; Ride down River Chao Phraya.

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Thailand – Bangkok; Ride down River Chao Phraya (4)

Welcome back on my series ‘Thailand – Bangkok; Ride down River Chao Phraya’. Let’s get going…..

Moving away from the river bank after visiting the Wat Sam Phraya Worawihan , we took a tuk tuk ride around the area before heading to the Grand Palace.

Passed the Democracy Monument which was located in the middle of a round-about.

We stopped at a food market near the Grand Palace and had a short walk about.

A smile from food vendor….

Deep fried fish, anyone?

Fresh fruit drinks to choose from. Good to have on a hot day. =)

Walking in from the  Gate of Glorious Victory into the Grand Palace compound. Lots of visitors and tourists everywhere.

Temple of Emerald Buddha ahead…..

More picture on my next series. Stay tune for them. =)

Taiwan – Hsinchu Morning Market (2)

Thanks for still hanging along with me here.

Still in the Hsinchu morning market, I was keeping an eye out for interesting things or activities in there.

Here’s a stall selling bak kwa (dried grilled meat). This is something very common in other Asian countries.

More food …..

This lady wass selling roasted pork knuckle. Sampled some of it and it tasted good.

Anyway… enjoy the photos of the food that I have capture below, It is really making me hungry here. LOL!!!

All sorts of Taiwan sausages…

Deep fried …..

Home made bread that looks like croissant.(but a bit too dry for me when I took a bite at it)

This is the other part of the market; dry area and small little shop lots within the market.

Hope you enjoy  my tour here. Wonder what’s next in Hsinchu? If you want, then follow me on my next posting. =)

Taiwan – Hsinchu Morning Market (1)

After the day trip to Jiufen, I was back in Hsinchu. I decided to take a walk around the city of Hsinchu old town area. If you have missed my Jiufen trip, you can follow it here; Taiwan – Jiufen, A Walk in Old Street

One of my interest was to visit the market or wet market in each city or country.

The market was about 20mins walk from my hotel. It is located in between some old shops.

The market consist of a few areas;

Stalls selling ladies clothes

Ladies accessories such as brooch, pins etc

This is interesting. The stall sells both roast pork and also ladies clothes.

Deep fried food. Lots to choose from.

Stall selling some dried stuff used for Chinese cooking.

More deep fried food ..

Kids clothes for the young ones

Still strolling in the crowded market and keeping my eyes wide open. 😊

More ladies accessories to choose. Ladies will love shopping here.

Still walking. Wanna see more? If yes, stay along with me and enjoy the walk.

USA – A day trip to the Big Apple.. New York City (8)

Sorry for the break on this write-up. Here is the continuation of my day trip to New York City from my previous post; USA – A day trip to the Big Apple.. New York City (7)

I stumbled on another weekend market and it was at 45th Street (if I can recall this correctly). Lots of stalls selling all sorts of food (which I will post in my food blog) and also clothes and accessories.

In fact, I was kinda surprised to see this kind of market in the big city. It was really interesting.

Here are some shots of the weekend market.

Join me on my next part of NYC in my next post.

Taipei – Shilin… A view on an evening.

Usually people will go to the Shilin in the night but I had another opportunity to  arrive there in the evening where there is still some light and to see the place much more clearer instead  of night.

  Entertainment for kids…

Street stalls all up …

The crowds is building up

The temple in the middle of Shilin Market

Crowds are here!!

A stone throw  away from the MRT

Taipei – Huaxi Street Night Market

From Longshan Temple, it is a walk away to another Night Market; Hua Xi Street Night Market.

I  was there early so I could see the hive of activities of the vendor preparing for their day of sales.

Entrance to the market…

People started to queue up to buy food.

Vendor preparing for the day…

People slowly trickling into the street

It is quite common to find an entertainment area in the market

Arcade games anyone?

Taipei…. A snapshot from my viewfinder (4)

My trip in Taipei continues. This stop is at Shilin Night Market. Yup.. this is one of the famous night market in Taipei. Lots of people (literally) and also lots of shops. For food… I find that it is ok only. I think Feng Jia Market in Taichung is much bigger and more variety.  Heard that they have close to 2000 stalls in Feng Jia!!

Anyway, here are some shots from my viewfinder….

The market is right next to a MRT station. So you can’t miss it. =)

….beeline of people heading to the Shilin Night Market

More people……

Anyone for ‘frogs’ eggs ?

… yup. Again more people shopping.

There is a temple right in the middle of the market.

It is a good place to go for shopping and eating especially if it is your first time. I would give this a miss if it is a 2nd or 3rd visit and go to a more un-touristy night market for more local feel. Anyone can recommend?

Taipei…. A snapshot from my viewfinder (3)

Across Ximending MRT … is the Red House Theater which is a historic theater in this area which was built by the Japanese. Well I did not go and see any performance but I just wanted to drop by there as there was another small night market there (another!!) . Well… just a very small one. =)

Stay tune…. more to come.

Wet Market Lebuh Cecil – Georgetown

On the way back from Georgetown Heritage Area, we dropped by a wet market. Yup… It is in late afternoon and still there are a lot of activities there; people buying vegetables, poultry and others. But my main interest was on the food section and the activities of people in the market. This is my first time there and as usual, the curious of me always makes my eyes wander for anything that is different and lol it is always the food that catches my eyes.

This is the main entrance of the market which is facing Lebuh Cecil.

Many people are still in market having their late lunch or some could be their tea time.

Looks kinda crowded without the tables taken up.

Food hawker busy preparing food for their customers.
Catch some photos of the food here at my food blog caught at this place.