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After our airbourne safari on Tiger Airways, we arrived at the Courtyard by Marriott.
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Great hotel choice by Pak! Dim the lights, and it could be a W.
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For some reason, hotels in Thailand always insist on filling out a card with details for every room and every occupant must sign in.
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Finally, dinnertime!
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Navigating language barriers and the potential dangers of confusion caused by 15 hungry people ordering at the same time.
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Lightly pan-fried gyoza, good.
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Buffalo wings -- paltry, chilli padi and lemongrass to enhance the taste, not a bad thought.
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We passed around this banana fruit thing to try. It was a weird, cardboard texture.
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No one liked it, not at our end of the table anyway.
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Tentative.
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Ribs as an appetizer? Weird notion, but it wasn't bad, although the sauce a bit weak.
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Fresh spring rolls, lovely.
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Irv got the biggest surprise when hisentree arrived as a whole steamed fish. It was good!
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Cheryl's half-baked half roast chicken.
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Dion's Momo Burger, Pei had one, too. I think the reviews were good.
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Kev's Philly Cheese Steak. Well, you don't come to Thailand for a Philly Cheese Steak. Philadelphians would be horrified to see this.
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My "healthy" herb-based red curry with steak. It's healthy because there's no coconut milk in it. It was tasty and good enough.
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Ahh... dessert time! Tiramisu, which wasn't supposed to be served, but which I accepted on behalf of everyone.
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Not warm apple tart, but not bad.
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Carrot cake, with a little mangosteen marzipan thing. Those who tasted said it was like ang ku kueh.
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Mango sticky rice, the stalwart dessert.
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Brownie with ice cream.
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My American breakfast with British baked beans and Thai congee to start the day. Happy new year!
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While part of the group decided to spend a day relaxing and shopping, another contingent went to Ayuthaya, the former capital of Siam, by train.
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A train pulling in.
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Our train.
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Haircut by the tracks.
