We met our guide, Good, outside the BTS station as planned.
My dietary requirements meant that I could not sample any meat dishes and the guide was pleased to ensure that alternatives were available.
We set off for Chinatown passing the Chinatown gate and temples along the way.
We learned a lot about the history of Chinatown.

The first dish we got to try was the famous fish maw (belly) soup. It was not to our liking, lacking in depth of flavour and the fish belly had a gelatinous (jelly-like) texture. Perhaps others would have a different opinion of this dish.

The second dish was rice cakes with fried pickled radish. This was sumptious and flavourful, and an excellent appetiser, although the portion was more than generous! This dish would be impossible to find by yourself as we only saw a single vendor the entire tour.

The third dish was a Chinese style Pad Thai. Sadly we were again disappointed. It was completely bland, under-seasoned and devoid of any flavour. There was no sweet, sour, salty or spicy taste at all. A sprinkle of lime juice and dried chilli could only help the dish out so much. A tastier pad thai could be had almost anywhere else in the world, and that is a bit of a shame, as it is supposed to be one of Thailand's national dishes.

The fourth dish was a mussel omlette. The mussels were fresh and the omelette cooked perfectly with golden crispy bits to add texture. A good dish overall.

The fifth dish was a hot dessert of dumplings filled with sesame seed in a ginger broth. I thought the ginger was overpowering, however my husband who had the flu found it to be perfectly soothing for his sore throat! Again this dish might go unnoticed if you were to walk around yourself, and there were only perhaps 2-3 vendors that we saw.

We rounded up by taking a tuk-tuk ride to a riverside roof top bar overlooking the Chao Praya river with excellent views of Bangkok all lit up. The mango milkshake which Good recommended proved to be an excellent palate cleanser. My husband gad a soft drink. Local beer was offered. The guide walked us back to the BTS station and we said our goodbyes.

In summary the tour guide was pleasant and informative, and there were a few good dishes(3 out of 5), but nothing that we would consider as being quite memorable or outstanding.

It's definately worth taking a guided tour as navigating Chinatown by yourself and deciding what and where to eat could be quite a daunting experience.

Thailand is a well-known shopping & Spa paradise for most of our Hongkonger. This trip we are 3 friends expect something special to do and to see. Therefore, we go nature this time.
Among different tours in the web, we are by chance and picked the Canal tour and Leisure tour which organised by our guide Mr GoOd (with his sunshine smile).
Very impressive for visiting Lotus farm, rice cracker workshop where we could self made the yummy snack, Fruit farm to taste many fresh & dried fruit. To meet the "fashionable" salt farm owner....and the excellent chef Auntie Sim who cooked us a seafood lunch banquet. The local people showed us great hospitality, their happiness from living simple and passionate to their job. This will be the memorable trip for us.