tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post1355199711367666337..comments2024-03-18T23:38:19.018-07:00Comments on Andrea's Easy Vegan Cooking: Thailand post#2: Jim Thompson House, tuk tuks, Grand Palace, Hot Pot Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-90064609114943923442013-04-16T14:17:19.115-07:002013-04-16T14:17:19.115-07:00Ken just came back from Denver and said they got 9...Ken just came back from Denver and said they got 9-1/2 inches. He was worried his flight would be cancelled.<br /><br />If you like glitter and color, you would love Thailand. But, when I think about it, I don't remember glittery sandals in front of the temple buildings. You know, there were even some stops that required us to remove our shoes.<br /><br />The PhD met her husband while she was working on her degree in Seattle and he still lives here while she lives (for now) in Thailand. She here visiting him right now and they will be coming for dinner this weekend. I hope I can make something they will like. Meat is pretty central to the Thai diet. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-60461977849597930512013-04-16T12:16:45.796-07:002013-04-16T12:16:45.796-07:00I'm getting behind, so here's the third in...I'm getting behind, so here's the third installment on my comment...<br /><br />I love the fact there are cool, mysterious breezes inside the buildings! It's good you were able to find some relief from that humid heat. I'm sitting here looking at it snow outside, and it's hard not to start perspiring just from reading your blog! :-)<br /><br />WOW! Those statues and shoes are all so glittery and bejeweled, the bright-colors-and-sparkly-things lover in me is all agog! That first sculpture and the group that appears to be holding up the wall look like they're cloisonné. They're all gorgeous. I think I'd have been tempted to remove my shoes and then "accidently" taken the wrong pair when it was time to put them back on. I'd like to think my honesty would prevent such petty theft, but probably it would more likely be the fact that none of those sandals are likely vegan! <br /><br />I'm glad the main purpose for your trip had a happy outcome! Congratulations to the new PhD and to Ken for the part he played in her success! She really is beaming. :-)<br /><br />The food looks good - light and fresh, perfect for that climate. It's just baffling that with all the plant foods that grow there, the potential influence of the Buddha, and the heat and humidity, that anyone would want a heavy, meat-based meal, or one that required much cooking. Raw and lightly steamed plant foods would just be so much more appealing!Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-69373510589673675752013-04-15T19:43:26.974-07:002013-04-15T19:43:26.974-07:00Perfect timing from my point of view! I loved read...Perfect timing from my point of view! I loved reading your post and being reminded of the water festival, which I was so wishing for when I was in Thailand. The soup recipe sounds great, too.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-67051805315552130432013-04-15T18:46:21.056-07:002013-04-15T18:46:21.056-07:00Oh my goodness, talk about timing! Now I feel like...Oh my goodness, talk about timing! Now I feel like such a hack posting about Thailand, since I've never been. It's one of my dreams though... Definitely reinforced by your stunning photos. It seems like such an incredible experience, and I can only hope I'll get to see it in person someday, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-54180266896368880612013-04-14T17:36:47.087-07:002013-04-14T17:36:47.087-07:00Our host was very dismayed to hear I'd been on...Our host was very dismayed to hear I'd been on a tuk tuk, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I really want to try the boat, though. I wonder if I'll ever be in Thailand again?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-81453829243081614592013-04-14T17:34:20.702-07:002013-04-14T17:34:20.702-07:00Thank you. The golden Buddhas are awe-inspiring fo...Thank you. The golden Buddhas are awe-inspiring for sure, and being inside the wats is a very grounding and spiritual experience. <br /><br />The tuk tuk ride was a lot longer than I was expecting, and I wasn't entirely sorry to see it end. :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-64069241293568010672013-04-14T16:49:53.134-07:002013-04-14T16:49:53.134-07:00I would have gone for the tuk tuk too...seems nice...I would have gone for the tuk tuk too...seems nice and rickety. Wow, what fun to see and read a bit about Thailand. It looks beautiful! The food looks simple and healthy too!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114977921830686539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-28908109791195538512013-04-14T13:37:41.228-07:002013-04-14T13:37:41.228-07:00Such a beautiful bunch of photos - what a trip! I ...Such a beautiful bunch of photos - what a trip! I love those glittering gold statues - I bet they take your breath away in full Thai sunshine!<br /><br />I've been on a couple of similar tuk tuk rides in India - I really enjoyed them but I remember being fairly grateful to get off at the end!Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066424084187434409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-60416720925978189752013-04-13T17:43:00.492-07:002013-04-13T17:43:00.492-07:00So you're saying driving in Cambodia is even m...So you're saying driving in Cambodia is even more crazy than Bangkok? I'll have to take your word for that. I think I would have to rely on public transport, rather than drive myself.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-17422094577460423882013-04-13T14:46:56.576-07:002013-04-13T14:46:56.576-07:00Having spent a fair amount of time in Bangkok, whi...Having spent a fair amount of time in Bangkok, while we worked and lived next door, in Cambodia, for seven years not long ago, I can say that the "Bangkok" style of driving is somewhat organized. But, thankfully, we mammals are highly adaptable, and if you need to drive, you soon learn to throw all you were taught about driving rules out the window and do as the local folk do. That's how you get by (not without a great deal of stress, though). Ouf! PS: Then you have to remember, when you are back for a visit in Europe or the states, that you must, once again, follow the rules. <br />Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283107902778819068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-76889269253125909792013-04-13T10:52:03.959-07:002013-04-13T10:52:03.959-07:00Ken was mildly surprised, but I suppose he is used...Ken was mildly surprised, but I suppose he is used to this form of reasoning by now. The tuk tuk drivers do tend to be young males, however, young females and older males all seem to drive with the same determination and abandon. There were merging situations that would have left me on the side of the road. People do not queue, whether on foot or in vehicles.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-88767419711207275422013-04-13T10:44:49.981-07:002013-04-13T10:44:49.981-07:00HA! I wish I'd thought of that! I have a frien...HA! I wish I'd thought of that! I have a friend who always comes up with clever puns and comments and this would have been right up his ally. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-21260737144906109952013-04-13T10:42:21.860-07:002013-04-13T10:42:21.860-07:00The Jim Thompson House really IS a quiet oasis in ...The Jim Thompson House really IS a quiet oasis in a beehive of a city. Steep staircases and escalators on both sides of the tracks are the way to cross. :)<br /><br />I wish I had better photos of the inside of the house so you could see the wonderful architecture and artwork. I'd love to live in a house like that. Your theory as to Mr. Thompson's demise may be as slippery as silk, but possibly as plausible as the others. (I do have photos of the live silkworms on display at the house, but opted to not share them.) Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-78029346401134534092013-04-13T10:39:56.672-07:002013-04-13T10:39:56.672-07:00Well, I applaud your undaunted courage and sense o...Well, I applaud your undaunted courage and sense of adventure - risk of outright death, bloody mangling or lung cancer be damned! - as demonstrated by your willingness to take the tuk tuk! Did Ken express dismay at the guilt-free ease with which you broke the very rule you had imposed upon him once? :-)<br /><br />The video was great! Driving a tuk tuk looks like a dream job for your average teenage male. The speeds they attain in such congested streets are audacious, to say the least! And I thought driving in Boston was bad! Though it bears some similarity, hurtling through the chaotic streets of Bankok in a tuk tuk is definitely more treacherous. Plus the hand gestures used when another driver honks at you are slightly different. ;-)<br /><br />I thought the two tuk tuk drivers were challenging each other to a drag race there at the end!Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-16384068630400424042013-04-13T10:28:42.540-07:002013-04-13T10:28:42.540-07:00BW and I just got back from walking the girls, and...BW and I just got back from walking the girls, and on our walk I was telling him about the Jim Thompson House. When I told him how Thompson had bought 6 Thai houses and had them built together with traditional Thai methods, Mr. Smarty Pants said, "So you're saying he THAI'ED them together?" I hate it when he upstages me. :-DLaloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-45585142736426972272013-04-13T08:55:15.175-07:002013-04-13T08:55:15.175-07:00Being short on time and wanting to savor this post...Being short on time and wanting to savor this post, I'm going to visit and comment in increments. :-)<br /><br />Wow, I'm glad you had some free time to visit the Jim Thompson House! That looks like a lovely oasis in the city and a wonderful place to visit - the dangers involved in getting there appear to have been worth it (I'm left marveling at how you managed to cross "very high sky train tracks!")<br /><br />Love those beautiful floating lotus flowers, drops my blood pressure several points just gazing at them. And that garden looks so shady and inviting, love the critter statue! That fence is beautiful! And tall! Wish I had that around OUR house. The green would clash, though, as would we with the HOA. LOL<br /><br />What an intriguing story about Thompson's horoscope and disappearance! I haven't yet looked at the theories surrounding it, but have one of my own: the silk worms got him. Vast herds of silk worms descended from the Malaysian trees during his walk, wrapped him in a silk cocoon and hid his silk-enshrouded body, all the while crying, "Vengeance for our Thai brothers and sisters!" in silky little voices. Karma, baby! ;-)Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-83408877026708312042013-04-12T21:36:46.739-07:002013-04-12T21:36:46.739-07:00What? No, you don't want to drive your scooter...What? No, you don't want to drive your scooter there. Did you know, they drive on the left? That would make it even more exciting. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-80614396025585531062013-04-12T17:50:49.856-07:002013-04-12T17:50:49.856-07:00I'm enjoying these posts so much! Everything ...I'm enjoying these posts so much! Everything is just gorgeous there (well, except for the pollution, of course). I would love to ride in a tuk yuk, and think it would be fun to drive my scooter in that kind of traffic. :) <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-31599194948916788632013-04-12T16:54:45.971-07:002013-04-12T16:54:45.971-07:00Thanks! Thailand is a very colorful place and I ca...Thanks! Thailand is a very colorful place and I can get into that — bright pink taxis, gold and glittery decoration. The disappearance gives me a little chill. He was warned to be especially careful during the year he was 61, and look what happened.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-88001044629943181632013-04-12T16:51:35.491-07:002013-04-12T16:51:35.491-07:00Thanks. I'm really trying to write it all down...Thanks. I'm really trying to write it all down so I can look back on it and be reminded of the trip. I may never get back there again.<br /><br />The weather was cold, windy and rainy when I visited England, too. It was in November. I didn't mind though because it was less cold and windy than Wisconsin! And so beautiful. I didn't mind the heat in Thailand, either, most of the time, even though it was REALLY hot. And, yes, our hosts took very good care of us and made sure we had whatever we needed.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-6051712632875511562013-04-12T15:53:05.196-07:002013-04-12T15:53:05.196-07:00The photos are beautiful! I really love all the go...The photos are beautiful! I really love all the gold and statuettes, but maybe not the tuk tuk. Interesting story about the disappearance, too. foodfeudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589414740603993442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-2359122016940203572013-04-12T09:29:15.846-07:002013-04-12T09:29:15.846-07:00I am loving your posts: part history lesson, part ...I am loving your posts: part history lesson, part trip-recap, all beautiful (ok, maybe not the pollution). It was so cold and windy in London, but I think that's preferable to the heat you were experiencing.<br /><br />It sounds like your level of vegan accomodation was directly related to your hosts; what a treasure!Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.com