Thursday, December 13, 2007

Last Day in Ubon (for this trip)


Newt at Montien's "Sister" Salon.
Newt got a manicure, pedicure, and her hair done at “Sister” (across from “Future Mansion”—the mansion’s sign is Thai script). As usual, Montien did a fantastic job; likewise, she gave Ken a wonderful manicure. We will miss Montien’s expertise (and her upbeat personality).



This evening, we had dinner at “Kaotom Pet” (Diamond Rice Soup)—they also have a wall sign that reads “Suang Sawat.” This huge deep-fried fish was only average—everything else (sweet & sour chicken, chicken omelet, seafood soup, stir-fried cauliflower, fish in oyster sauce with celery leaf) was excellent. Kaotom Pet is just a few doors down from Future Mansion.


Our dinner at Kaotom Pet, or "Diamond Rice Soup"

This feast, plus beer, soda, and rice, came to only 800 baht. The chicken omelet was the best we’ve had this visit, and the seafood soup was the equal-of-the-best, also. We had lots of lottery ticket vendors pass through, as the drawing is this weekend.


Lawan, Putaporn, Sue, Montien, Kung, and Newt at Kaotom Pet.

This is our dinner group, for our last dinner in Ubon Ratchathani for this visit. Tomorrow, we leave for Bangkok on the afternoon Thai Airways flight. Sue will also be traveling to Bangkok. There, we hope to do some sightseeing, some shopping, and visit with Montira again. We’ll also be sampling some more Thai food.

Here in Ubon Ratchathani, the Sri Isan Hotel has a wireless “b” network. We don’t know what we’ll have access to in Bangkok…so it may be a few days before we’re back on-line. Until then, “keep on traveling!”
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