Our night in Phuket was uneventful , except that it turned out to be a real culinary adventure. We checked into our hotel in town - the Metropole, the third straight place to give us a room with separate beds (maybe they think we're brother and sister). Thankfully, the Thai hospitality and a little American-style finagling got us upgraded to a junior suite with one KING BED! Kiran, feeling "king-like," in his new castle, decided to order room service. Little did we know what we were getting our tongues into! Twenty minutes later, we were feasting on our first Yam (spicy salad).
See pictures, no words to describe how outrageously hot and utterly delicious this combo of noodles, seafood, herbs, lime, and red/green chilies were. This was the HOTTEST thing we have had in years! Let's just say, Kiran had to stop and shower in the middle, but it was so good that we couldn't stop eating it. Once we stopped sweating, and our taste buds recovered, we went for a walk in town and ended up at the local supermarket. Here, we discovered Thai delights such as grass jelly soda, seaweed flavored chips, sticky rice and dried chili mango. The best discovery though was a small stand outside the supermarket where we enjoyed the most delicious guava shake
we had ever had - the secret, a pinch of salt. Yum! After our shake we searched for a place to have dinner and ended up at the Beer Garden, a spot that seemed like a favorite among locals (no tourists to be seen). We saw some young ladies eating an intriguing hot pot dish with "cook your own" seafood and a mystery soup. Using our matery of sign language, we attempted to order the same thing with a Singha of course!
Still sahking from the rock climbing, it took all of our energy to figure out how to eat our mystery order. Thankfully, the young waitresses with light up Santa hats were ever so helpful. Even though they didn't speak English, they were able to show us how to prepare the meal. It turned out to be a delicious dish and a lot of fun - just the sort of authentic experieince we were lookinig for. We fell asleep content and full in our king size bed...
See pictures, no words to describe how outrageously hot and utterly delicious this combo of noodles, seafood, herbs, lime, and red/green chilies were. This was the HOTTEST thing we have had in years! Let's just say, Kiran had to stop and shower in the middle, but it was so good that we couldn't stop eating it. Once we stopped sweating, and our taste buds recovered, we went for a walk in town and ended up at the local supermarket. Here, we discovered Thai delights such as grass jelly soda, seaweed flavored chips, sticky rice and dried chili mango. The best discovery though was a small stand outside the supermarket where we enjoyed the most delicious guava shake 
we had ever had - the secret, a pinch of salt. Yum! After our shake we searched for a place to have dinner and ended up at the Beer Garden, a spot that seemed like a favorite among locals (no tourists to be seen). We saw some young ladies eating an intriguing hot pot dish with "cook your own" seafood and a mystery soup. Using our matery of sign language, we attempted to order the same thing with a Singha of course! 
Still sahking from the rock climbing, it took all of our energy to figure out how to eat our mystery order. Thankfully, the young waitresses with light up Santa hats were ever so helpful. Even though they didn't speak English, they were able to show us how to prepare the meal. It turned out to be a delicious dish and a lot of fun - just the sort of authentic experieince we were lookinig for. We fell asleep content and full in our king size bed...
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