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Haven't made pastry for a long time..... homemade mince and onion pie and chips

Had a bit of a boozy Sunday catching up with several mates, mixed kebab and spuds it was then.

Bought this earlier for dessert later.

Last nights dessert - apple pie and ice cream Cyprus style - very nice

Chicken taco wrap and onion rings today

Just in time for festival season 😂

Not as many as when wifey and I were down there, Jan 2025...got to get down to Asiatique again...good vibe down there IMO.

Only a matter of time.😂

One sick old pope - just like the religion he is leader of - passes away and makes room for yet another sick old man to replace him.

Absolutely outstanding report and pictures Campario...wifey and I have Vietnam on the radar at some point. The Viet Coffee girls back home tell me "Hue" is a nice place to see and has nice beach resorts there too.

Sorry to report I found AC a disappointment. Did girls used to dance in the bars in AC back in the day? Today their activity(outside of shows) ranged from sitting on the stage on looking at their mobile(entire crew in Loftys when I was encouraged in), standing stock still (Viking + others) or swaying ever so slightly😄 The band on the roof of Masquerade with an Irish singer and American lead guitarist/vocals were superb, service was shambolic in there and good luck getting a seat. Music is weekends only. Aside from the band, Tequila Reef(excellent service, ok good, decent craft beer) and the oddly named CPI Call & Craft shop(tiny friendly bar, Panini are OK) are the only places I could honestly recommend. As a caveat the second night I started coming down with traveller's diarrhea that limited me severely. Maybe I was unlucky with the small subset of bars I was able to take in? So apologies for being of little help. Will be interested to hear how you get on.

A little something for my old m8 fforest later in the morning...lol...new bar finally opened the back of ''Tree Town''.... And a tiny update of the restaurant rebuild in the same area....

14+ miles this morning. Felt nice and easy and loving my new toy!

Saw this posted on PA. Apologies if it's already been posted elsewhere in this topic.

More crabs today. 25 so far for 3 days.

Monday 21st April 2025........21.00 hrs........Soi Buakhao...

Just til the end of the season ...

Lasagne night... *some serious garlic bread.

I'm not at all surprised it's a mere patch on what it used to be it used to be an absolute great place to go lots of fun girls always up for a good time I was going every 6 weeks had great times. But I guess good things don't last forever I still like to go over because I've Got Friends there but as far as just for an entertainment venue it's just not the same

I wish I had your energy levels! I really enjoyed Nha Trang and Dalat. You are inspiring me to write a Vn trip report too. I am a little put off by the language barrier although as a single doing online dating, I had only nice experiences.

Fantastic report and photos.

Great pics and report! I remember you used to be a regular with these. Oh, and i can't be doing with a soft pillow either.

Emquartier December 2023

Mine was 123/83 this morning, so am happy with that.

You may recall that before my recent various outpatients visits to my local hospital, my GP had commenced a number of tests with a view to identifying which of my medications was causing me weekly bouts of diarrhoea. The Practice phoned me Thursday to arrange for me to visit again for yet another set of blood tests. The Receptionist asked me which was their doctor who started the recent tests. I had to respond that I did not catch her name as she was new to me at the Practice. "Oh", responds the Receptionist. "She was a trainee. Only with us for the week!" I had to laugh. So the fit female doctor who asked me was it OK if she could shove her finger up my arse was a Trainee! 🤣

@richy65 Mowbray potted at WBA. Hope he retires and stays healthy.

Home from my walk with a mixed kebab.

I had a trainee Dr finger me just after the Consultant proctologist fingered me. He had obviously done it many times before and was gentle , she on the other hand, had the face and hands of a 60 year old docker and the bedside manner of Dr Mengele.

Is that in a gents lavatory? 😁😁

^^^ Shouldn't that be astronowts?

For added audio pleasure, now rumbles of thunder added to the mix.

Power Walks are a gogo!

Monday 21st April 2025........02.00 hrs........Soi Buakhao...

That bar was always hit and miss for me. Some crackers in there with some tasty and friendly mamasans...unfortunately will not be going in there in 90 days time as with my 10 year old daughter. Probably do the new Margarita Station location and Kokomos only.

I just got back from the dentist,looks like two crowns but I have to see another dentist on 2/5. B1500 each,bargain!

Thanks for the memories. We went there 3 times, a Pattaya ex-pat and his Filipina gf spent 3 months a year there. We really enjoyed it, tho it was pre Covid. The place had been taken over by Russians, menus, signs, brochures etc all in Russian The beach front was a perfect example of how to do it. Lots of shade, gym equipt (free) showers, toilets everything Pattaya hasn't got.

Those were probably the main attractions of Nha Trang. There are a few museums (the Yersin Museum on Tran Phu Street, as well as an ethnic museum), an aquarium on an island, which isn't supposed to be anything special (Tri Nguyen Aquarium), and the Làng Nghề Trường Sơn Craft Village, but from the online pictures, none of it looks that interesting. There are also a few waterfalls, but we didn't want to visit them. A detour to Dalat, about 135 km or a three-hour drive away, would be a good way to make the stay even more interesting. The road there, however, is very winding, even according to the map. An overnight stay there is recommended. We'll see, maybe next time. We liked Da Nang better. There is more to see, the city has a quieter impression due to its larger area despite twice the number of inhabitants and above all, neighboring Hoi An is worth a visit. Tomorrow we're off to Thailand again. I hope you enjoyed the report.

Yesterday's meal at "Family Secret" was the best yet! Spinach cream soup with sun-dried tomatoes, scallops, skewers (lamb and pork), and delicious potato wedges. The owners are from Uzbekistan. Highly recommended.

For day 4, we had a temple and a monastery on our radar. It's about an hour's drive and costs 600k for the driver. The Tong Lam Son Temple Lot consists of a building, the large standing Buddha, and a cemetery. It can be skipped. Unfortunately, the large Thanh Son Monastery has been closed for some time, and a gardener or something similar refused to let us in. What a pity.

The Japanese garden was not that big, but still beautiful: The Ferris wheel doesn't start turning until 2 p.m. Mrs. CO wasn't so keen on it. It's said to be one of the 10 largest wheels in the world. View of the water park, which we didn't visit. There was a 10-minute 3D film. Actually, it was 4D, because there was also wind and spray, and the seats tilted in all directions. It wasn't for me, otherwise I would have become a Starfighter pilot. Mrs. CO must have had her eyes closed most of the time. As you can see, there wasn't much activity. We'd been here for four hours and were pretty exhausted in the 33-degree heat. So we decided not to wait several more hours for the evening shows (the Tata Show is supposed to be good, or the fountain show) and relaxed at the hotel. You can spend the whole day in the park, especially if you're a bit younger.

And then it ends... (AI)...