Rainy day in PHUKET

The day before, we were actually planning to take an island hopping tour to Kho Phi-phi for the following day, but since our lazy asses were to exhausted from..ahmmm...lazing around....we just decided to cancel our trip and decided to stay in Phuket...

The next morning, a misty, rainy morning greeted us from our huge hotel windows....such a romantic weather!!...(and yeah, great thing we cancelled our island hopping trip, i couldn't imagine myself being stranded in an exotic island where god-knows-what-will-happen-next)...

The weather left us with no choice but to stay in our hotel, so we just decided to hit the hotel's restaurant- East 88 Beach Lounge....which was a delightful surprise....

rainy day in PHUKET

As for starters I ordered beef carpaccio, the meat is so tender,the saying "melts in your mouth" would be such an understatement... it was mildly flavored with choiced herbs and spices which perfectly complemented the raw flavor of the meat...

beef carpaccio

..and as for Tet, lo-and-behold, such daring taste buds, he ordered caesar salad.....

caesar salad

We were seated at the edge of the restaurant over-looking Krabi island which was fully covered with mist and fog...it's a very surreal yet romantic splendor....and surprisingly,though it was raining, it was also low-tide; the shores were wide and inviting for a run...

Our main dishes were sublime.....I ordered king prawns with mango salad served with green rice which was very fresh...it's bursting every mouthful,like a summer field in your mouth. A very playful complex mixture of flavors in the salad: tangy, spicy, sour, sweet...a totally interesting harmony of flavors....

king prawns with mango salad and green rice

My friend's daring choice for the main dish is...(***drum rolls..)...

beouf ala bourguignonne....

in fairness, it was a really good piece of meat...tender,soft,juicy with a very rich gravy poured over it...

beouf ala bourguignonne

After savoring our hearty meal, we decided to walk along the shore...armed with a camera, and my friend's photography skills, paired with a model-wanna-be,..ahem..that's me....we decided to capture the beauty of the place and the weather...

...strike a pose here..strike a pose there..OOOH...there as well!!!.....we were just fooling around and totally enjoying the rainy weather...

look ma!

...it was indeed a rainy day in Phuket, but that didn't stop us from having so much fun and a great memorable experience....


-eat well,live well and be merry!!!!....