Thailand: The Cook

Our departure from Thailand was simultaneously dramatic and rather unexciting.  

Dramatic in that it took us two separate buses (including an overnight bus that was like something out of a horror movie) and almost 24 hours to get to Penang, Malaysia.  Unexciting in that the bulk of those 24 hours was spent waiting around at bus stations.  

Our bus out of Phuket was at 9:00pm, but we arrived at the bus station around 2:00.  Yea.  Do the math.  It's not like we wanted to sit around for hours.  But AG's taxi to the airport picked him up at 1:00pm and to save money, CK and I hitched a ride with him to the Phuket bus station.  Being cheap has its drawbacks.  

What we didn't know was that there are multiple bus stations in Phuket.  The one we were supposed to leave from was at the edge of town with no restaurants in sight.  Since we had seven hours to kill, CK and I jumped on a shuttle to the main Phuket bus station and then strolled down to The Cook for lunch:

It was a pretty quiet afternoon:

The chicken and basil CK ordered wasn't quite what she expected:

Whereas I had no expectations regarding my pork dish:

We both agreed that the pork was better than the chicken.

The highlight of our meal was actually our smoothies (lemon and watermelon):

We were also pleasantly surprised to get a dish of fruit at the end:

Unfortunately, the rest of our day wasn't nearly s pleasant.  Our journey from Thailand to Malaysia was probably one of the lowest points of our trip (as the hours went by our tempers started to fray), but as a result, it was also one of the most memorable.  Makes for a good story, that's for sure.


The Cook
101 Phang Nga Rd
Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand