Kanchanaburi Trip (Part 2)

Previously... I took my parents to Kanjanaburi trip. We stopped by at our small mangoes orchard along the way and stopped for a rather late lunch at "My Secret" restaurant which is situated right on the bank of the Mae Klong river..

With no further ado, let's continue from last time.. We went into the restaurant to find its beautiful atmosphere. The restaurant was nicely decorated. There were tables outside as well as inside. It makes me wonder what the ambiance would be like in the evening. The restaurant has a small boat landing with a couple of jet skis and boats. We met the restaurant owner who told us that he recently opened a resort nearby. He told us that he would show us the resort after we finish with the meal..

Although it was only three of us, but it was way past our lunchtime, and so we were not really concerned about over-ordering (we actually did not). We were told prior to coming that their Roasted-Salted Duck dish is a must-try, and so that was exactly what we did. We tried it, and it did not disappoint us at all. The duck was very crispy and it tasted just right without having to add the sauce which was served on the side (though it tasted as good with the sauce).

Next up was fruit salad. It came served on a fried taro bowl, which tasted as good as the salad itself.

Having come to eat next to a river, we thought about ordering river prawns. Our waitress informed us that they can two types, roasted or in pepper-garlic sauce. I usually like my river prawns roasted, but the waitress said pepper-garlic sauce once tastes better. Well, I listened half-eared so we decided to order both at half-kilogram each. The waitress was right. The pepper-garlic sauce one was really better. Their sauce were a little sweet which makes everything just perfect.

Now we had four dishes ordered, with no soup, so we looked them up. My parents wanted "tom yum" (thai sour soup), and so we ordered "tom yum pla kung", which is just tom yum soup with a kind of fish. It came out very tasty (sweetness, tartness, and saltiness were mixed just right), however, it was also extremely spicy despite having told the waitress to have chili served separately (she forgot). But that was okay, since it would not have tasted that good if it were not that spicy. We, however, decided to order one more bowl of tofu & porkball soup just to cool things down a little..

While waiting for the food to come, I walked around the restaurant and got these beautiful photos..

This picture was taken on the second floor of the restaurant..

One of the walls was decorated with pictures from older ads and labels of Singha bear, one of the leading brand of bear in Thailand..

As promised, we were taken on a boat ride to their new resort. It took us only a few minutes to get there..

After that, it was time to get back on the road. Our final destination for the day is at Vimandin farmstay resort, which was still a long way to go.. and the story continues.. (Part 3 & 4 and perhaps more coming soon..)