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    Siam Square with a view of MBK Center in the distance.
    Our accommodation is located in Sala Daeng. I found the name of this cannabis shop amusing.My squid pad kaprow at Phed Mark.Jeff's vegetarian pad kaprow at Phed Mark.Phed Mark.Phed Mark.I thought this was a gay shop, but it turned out to be something else.Siam Square.Siam Square.Siam Square.Siam Square.Siam Square.

    Evening Explorations

    July 3 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    In the evening, we ventured out to Phed Mark at Ekkamai. Located next to the Eastern Bus Station, I again marveled at the ease of movement. I used to sit in a local bus for over two hours just to get here to connect to another bus to go east to Rayong or Koh Samet.

    Phed Mark is partially owned by American food blogger Mark Wiens, and it showcases one dish - pad kaprow, which is a dish stir fried with a protein, holy basil, and chillies. This dish or khai jeow (Thai omelette) - and not pad thai - would be what most Thais would name as their favorite comfort food. The name of the restaurant is a clever play of words. "Phed" means hot/spicy, and "Mark" could either refer to the owner's name, or be interpreted as "a lot" in Thai.

    Anyway, Jeff found his new favorite Thai dish here. Sadly, there is only one restaurant in Honolulu that does even a half decent facsimilie of this dish. I hope it'll be up to scratch for Jeff when we return.

    After dinner, we went to Siam Square hoping to track down a 3D LED display of Hanuman. However, it looks as if, the display has ended its run. We walked around the lively streets around Siam Square before turning in for the night.    Read more