Breakfast at Leelavadee restaurant, Mai Khao Dream Natai beach, Phang Nga, Thailand

Leevadee is the all day cafe and restaurant of this resort.  It serves western cuisine in dinner time but I didn't try it as I prefer Thai food the most.  This restaurant is in a very nice gardening setting on the beach front.  The food quality is at average, but the service makes it up.  So you would feel like taking your time for a morning breakfast and enjoying a hot coffee on such a breezy sunny day.

Pool Suite, Mai Khao Dream Natai beach, Phang Nga, Thailand

The room is very spacious with a large balcony and a plunge pool as well as a direct access to the big swimming pool in the front.  The hotel management tried not to have someone holding the 2nd floor deluxe suite room at this off season.  I could only see it be occupied on the check-out day.  However, it would be a bit awkward having someone right on the above during the peak season.  In general, the room is pretty comfy, except for a noisy Samsung Air-con.

Mai Khao Dream Natai dream, Phang Nga, Thailand

The resort is located on the norther part of Natai beach, quite secluded.  The design is pretty Thai style.  Reminds me of JW Marriott Khao Lak and the pavilions looks like Renaissance Mai Khao.  It has the basic deluxe room type, suite with garden terrace, duplex, and suite with plunge pool, and in total about 56 rooms.  The swimming pool is pretty big with a nice poolside bar for drinks and snack.   The gardening is very nice too.  The last few photos were taken on the HDR art and vivid modes.  

 

 

 

Andaman sunset on Natai beach, Phang Nga, Thailand

My camera got lighter when I took all these photos, as I was already up in the cloud drifting away at such a picturesque sunset.  The colour keeps changing every second.  As the sun goes down, the sky, the sea and the cloud turn so vivid.  Such a beautiful Andaman sunset.

 

Bicycle ride from Mai Khao Dream to Aleenta, Natai beach, Phang Nga, Thailand

 Took a bike ride from Mai Khao Dream to Aleenta along Natai beach, at a distance of 8km.  Very nice to see some old friends at Aleenta.  Also, noticed some new changes - a new staircases from the pool villa area to the pond and the tent outside the restaurant.

Back to ours - there's no place like home. A special dinner at Big Shanghai restaurant, Suk 24, Emporium BKK

Passed by this place hundred times and puzzled if I should go in.  Finally the clock was turned back...  Back to something we used to have...
And here we had a special dinner.  The most surprising thing is the classic and the original cooking of hot and spicy soup which the Shanghai's hot bean paste was used, instead of the white pepper that nowadays most restaurants use.  The other nice one is the stir fried eel, also a classic cooking with raw chopped garlic with hot burning oil to bring out the aroma.  The other dishes aren't the best, they are still pretty classic.  Most of all, we could be here on a special day, and right next to Emporium.