January 3, 2022

Well, we are back in Bangkok after what felt like a quick trip to Hua Hin! On Sunday morning, we had a lovely breakfast at the German Bakery—Roman got an omelet with mushrooms, cheese, and bacon, and I had the German breakfast, which came with sliced cheese, cured meats, tomatoes and cucumbers and (weirdly, for me) pickles. It also came with a hardboiled egg that I put in my bag for later (yeah, I know), and bread and jam and tea and juice. 

After breakfast, we went back to our beach spot and Roman played guitar while I waded into the water and took a long walk down the beach, watching the many kite surfers moving across the waves.

We headed to a place right on the beach for lunch, where we got fresh coconuts, spicy seafood papaya salad and pad thai. It was cheaper and better than any restaurant set up directly on the beach has any right to be.

On our way back to the main street, we walked past pretty bougainvillea in bloom.

And then we headed to The Chocolate Factory, which I wanted to go to because it looks like a magical dreamland. 

I got chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream and strawberry puree, and Roman got a chocolate dome.

Both of us had only ever seen a chocolate dome on Bake Off, so this was a moment.

It was all delicious. And then we had to head back home to recover from the intense sugar intake (a swim in the cool pool saved me).

In the evening, we climbed into an old-fashioned songthaew and got a ride into Old Town.

We wandered through the little shops that lead the beach, which have been fashioned to look like old shophouses…

And we strolled along the beach, which was busy with people climbing rocks and collected some some of sea creatures (edible mollusks?).

Then we walked back to the night market, passing a very old (1930s?) open air restaurant along the way…

And we passed the all-seeing Eye of Hua Hin…

At the night market, we checked out the stalls, picked up some jackfruit, and ate little octopuses cooked in a batter and dressed, Japanese-style, with kewpie, takoyaki sauce, bonito flakes, and toasted seaweed.

And then we headed home for our last night in Hua Hin.