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Pad Thai not spicy

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Nonthaburi Market not far from City Home . We rode there and did some  food shopping sausages and bacon sometimes we get a tray of eggs  100 baht for 25 . Today we went to a cafe near the Chinese temple .  had a nice not spicy Pad Thai . Later we went to the bakery .  This is a really busy shop . Lots of goodies and not expensive its always humming .  The cafe is inside the Chinese Temple grounds near the River .  The river is a water highway bustling with ferries and small tugs  pulling chains of barges up and down all the time some are full of sand  for building and a lot carry wait for it SUGAR ..  last time we came here , it's near to the PO and I had to post my  visa in for the 90 day check in the Pad Thai was supposedly not  spicy . I think that was for a Thai not a expat  . Today it was ok  Apple pointed out the beautiful flower  We wisely parked in the back st...
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