TOURIST COUPLE GET STRANDED IN A FLOOD ON KHAO SAN ROAD BANGKOK THAILAND

2023-10-16 · YouTube · Salah and Chantal · 17 min

A Bangkok vlog documenting a visit to Khao San Road. The couple walk from their starting point (~15 minutes), admire local architecture and a Buddhist temple, eat at a halal Indian restaurant (sharing pollock paneer, butter chicken, naan, saffron rice and trying pistachio kulfi), then heavy rain floods the short street. They remove shoes, wade the flooded street, continue walking the vendors-lined road (food, clothes, massage and cannabis shops), and eventually return to take a taxi back to their hotel.

Video guide

  1. 0:08 — Intro: walking to Khao San Road
  2. 0:55 — Architecture and Buddhist temple
  3. 2:28 — Arriving at Khao San Road and street overview
  4. 4:19 — Halal Indian restaurant: ordering and tasting
  5. 7:16 — Heavy rain and flooding; wading the street barefoot
  6. 10:52 — Finishing the walk: vendors, shops and return to hotel

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Restaurant — halal Indian food restaurant (unnamed): Small halal Indian restaurant on/near Khao San Road; they ate there (stairs described as narrow).
  • Food — Pollock paneer: Shared main dish ordered at the halal Indian restaurant.
  • Food — butter chicken: Shared main dish ordered at the halal Indian restaurant.
  • Food — naan: Bread served with the meal.
  • Food — saffron rice: Rice served with the meal.
  • Food — pista (pistachio) kulfi: Traditional Indian ice cream dessert tried at the restaurant; described as very sweet and creamy with hints of pistachio and cardamom.
  • Food — chai: Ordered as a beverage while waiting during the rain.
  • Food — rasmalai: Paneer dessert in fresh milk ordered at the restaurant and described as delicious.
  • Place — Wat Chanusongram Ratchawarama Havibang: Buddhist temple (name attempted by speaker; presenter apologizes for mispronouncing).
  • Cuisine — Indian: Cuisine of the restaurant visited; includes dishes like butter chicken, paneer, kulfi, chai, rasmalai.
  • Cuisine — halal: The restaurant is described as halal.
  • Food — cheesy fried snacks: Mentioned as a snack the speaker wished they had saved room for.

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