Bangkok Week 462 May 4, 2017 The annual family get-together in Trat. This year, welcoming the newest family member and partner-in-crime: Namtan. View fullsize It looks like rainy season has come early to Bangkok this year! View fullsize Friday night dinner at our favorite (and perhaps the most genuine) Italian restaurant: Sfizio. View fullsize Excited about his lava cake! View fullsize The next morning, our departure to Trat was too early for their taste. View fullsize Saying hello to the newest member of the Trat family: Namtan! View fullsize Maruay wasted no time invading our personal space. View fullsize "Hello, Naomi! Long time no see!" View fullsize Body slam. View fullsize This dainty dog was overseeing the parking situation at a new lunch place in Laem Sok. View fullsize View from Uncle Ti's restaurant. Looking across the water to the mountains of Cambodia. View fullsize First of many seafood meals! View fullsize Offering Maruay the hand-made cookies from Erika. View fullsize Namwan waits in line for her turn to see the renderings of the house, too. View fullsize On the annual fruit walk, Mum spots the not-quite-ripe mangosteens. View fullsize And some green rambutan. View fullsize Hanging out with my new surfer friend. View fullsize Despite being the slowest dog in the land, Maruay is too fast for photos! View fullsize Scenic sunset over Trat. View fullsize On the over-sized golf cart, heading to the Trat Institution: Baan Tiwtara. View fullsize This restaurant is getting too popular! View fullsize Another year, another meal here. What surprises will it hold next year? View fullsize Heading back to the parking lot by golf cart. View fullsize Look! Namtan is as big as Maruay. View fullsize What a lively play toy! View fullsize The next morning, it's Destination Chantaburi. View fullsize Stopping at a scenic view point. View fullsize Very scenic; very sunny! View fullsize Our destination: the Chanthaburi Royal Development Study Center. This was a very funny fish. Square body, no tail. View fullsize And here's Mister Teeth. View fullsize And someone who went overboard with the makeup this morning. View fullsize This school all went to the same tattoo artist. View fullsize Enjoying the show. View fullsize Bling bling! What a shiny fish. View fullsize They even had a giant walk-through aquarium. View fullsize Lunch at the edge of the sea. View fullsize Mum tries to pick these low-hanging fruit. View fullsize Lots of kids playing in the water, despite the sun overhead. View fullsize This heat calls for some ice cream. View fullsize And since we're in Chantaburi: an impromptu family reunion! View fullsize The gang -- and more -- are all here. View fullsize How shrimps get dried. View fullsize Back at home, trying my hand at durian dissection. Not so successfully, I might add. View fullsize Someone's enjoying the fruits of our labor. View fullsize This guy's just a little ashamed of his current look. View fullsize No trip to Trat is complete without sampling the local DQ. View fullsize The next day, Maruay innocently lumbers back from his morning stroll. View fullsize Overloaded? Not in the least. View fullsize It's fruit season!! View fullsize Namtan waits patiently for a piece of river prawn. View fullsize Hair brushing time for Maruay before we head back. View fullsize "Ahh. That's really nice... keep going..." View fullsize Trat food for dinner the next night! View fullsize Finally trying out Khua Kling & Pak Sod, at the bottom of our soi. Not bad! View fullsize Browning control - is that politically correct? View fullsize Aww, my cute little promotion cake. Thank you, my dear hubby!
