It was around 5.30pm when we reached City Park Hotel and checked in. We asked the receptionist for some information on where to exchange the Thai currency.
She advised us to go to the local banks or we can take our chance going to Coliseum if there is any.
We headed to the one and only shopping mall in the town – Coliseum where the building just at a small roundabout in the town.
There is a small bank counter there. The lady asked us to come back again the next day and able to do the exchange as it was already 6.00pm and the counter already closed.
We would come back the next morning for that. Then Alvin just drove us to the Phatthalung Railway Station or Train Station.
It is located in the centre of the small town of Phhattaluang which are the best known visitor attractions in the town centre.
Although the station building is not really special and what stands now is made of concrete and not particularly attractive.
It is something that attractive to me because we can get a nice view of the Khao-Ok Thalu, a steep sided hill, from the platform. There is a tourism places to go in the station.
The ticket office is located just inside the main entrance to the station building. There are 4 ticket windows although only one window ever appears to be staffed.
We just took some photographs at the railway station. We saw there are some exercise machines were installed at the station area.
It is like so odd to us that a railway station has this kind of facilities. Both Issac and Annabelle were happily exercising there.
It was so happened that we managed to see a train was coming and stopped at the Phatthalung station.
It kind of reminds me of the good old childhood days when I at my home town Labis.
We were happy that we were here, at the Phatthalung Railway Station!
After the sky getting darker, we just walked towards the night market near the railway station. This night market mainly is food.
Khao Mok Gai
We saw the Muslim-Thai favourites Khao Mok Gai which is turmeric rice with roasted chicken. It is exactly like our Malaysian Nasi Briyani with chicken. And it taste good too with 50 Baht a plate.
Khanom Jeen
it is the Thai rice vermicelli with curry. There are a few types of curry that the vendor sell. It ranges from sweet to spicy curry.
Alvin ordered a medium sweet with little spicy, whereby as usual I have the spiciest one! The dish comes with some fish!
And it is eat togehter with some side dish of Thai rice vermicelli such as seasonal vegetables like bean sprouts, boiled banana stalk, morning glory, and other leafy vegetables. It taste simple but nice! It reminds me of the Vietnamese noodles.
We can also find all the Southern Thai food that we came across at Hat Yai such as:
Grilled Squids
Deep Fried Sausages or Meats
Moo Ping, Grilled Pork Skewers
Fresh fruits and salads
Braised Pork Rice
even Sushi
Finally we saw this – Fried Insects!
This is the first time we came to see this in real and we could not imagine how to eat or swallow in the mouth! Well, it has been an eye opening for us! We called off for the day and went back to the hotel and rest.
