A Chinatown Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving, but I got to celebrate MY Thanksgiving twice yesterday.  First, I was able to spend the evening with my two favorite people in the world, my buddies Prasert (Supersert) and Nan, in Chinatown.  Chinatown is one of my favorite places to visit.  It is so vibrant and full of life and the food is wonderful.  In fact, when they asked me where I wanted to go, I quickly told them I wanted to go to Chinatown and eat guay jub, a Chinese noodle soup that is one of my favorite foods in the world and is really hard to find outside of Chinatown.

Afterward, I returned to my room at my church (more on that in a later post) and Immanuel Baptist Church was still wrapping up their annual Thanksgiving Dinner.  I had not known it was last night until long after I had scheduled my evening with Supersert and Nan, so I missed the service and the food there, but still got to see many old friends.  A double Thanksgiving for me!

By the way, for my American friends, Thailand will be in a year long period of mourning for His Majesty the King and most here will be wearing black throughout the year...

My (unofficially) adopted daughter, Nan.

There are few things more fun to me than walking around Chinatown with my bud, Supersert.

My Dream Trip buddies.  We have taken road trips together various places and even traveled to Singapore a couple of years ago.  Last night was almost like a mini Dream Trip for me.

A busy crowded night market

Fresh roasted duck

Ah!  The prize I was seeking!  Guay jub.  A rich, delicious broth with super wide curled noodles that are labor intensive to make, along with slices of pork meat and pork entrails.  And, as you can see, an egg.  I love this dish so much, and this particular location is know for the best guay jub in Bangkok.

A sort of sausage made with minced crab meat.

Fish maw soup, made with the air bladder from inside a fish.  This is a dish served at almost every Chinese style wedding party I have attended and is my favorite dish at those parties,  Delicious!

Noodles with pork and stir fried mimosa, a sort of water plant.

Feeling full of good food and feeling soooo grateful for another great adventure with Sert and Nan, it was time to hop the MRT (subway) and head back for the evening...  More lifetime memories have been made!

Back at my church, the party was still going strong.

In the center are Gan and Brian, the daughter and son-in-law of my pastor.  They live in Atlanta and arrived the day after I did for a long overdue visit with family and friends here.

I have SO much to be thankful for.  The most wonderful friends anyone could ever wish for and a life filled with new adventures around every corner.  Happy Thanksgiving friends!