Bangkok - Day 4

Nothing much I can explain for Day 4 activity because we spend 9 hours+ at Cha Tuk Chak Market. I can tell you that my leg is not my leg anymore because walk until numb jor. She get crazy when reach this place. She so surprise that the fashion (clothes and accessories) is so INN here. Everything also plan to bring back~

Chatuchak (or Jatujak; Thai: จตุจักร) weekend market in Bangkok is the largest market in Thailand. Frequently called J.J., it covers over 35 acres (1.13 km²) and contains upwards of 5,000 stalls.

Map of Cha Tu Chak Market

We spend all our money and yet go to local bank for exchange another sgd200. Omg... Hahaha we nearly cant back to home, lucky we still have another 1000 Baht as deposit at hotel. Phew~

Looking at the plastic bag below, you will know how much thing we bought and spend. My face expression just like the photo below... and she keep smiling happily... I know girl like shopping... Okokok

Sorry for not environment friendly, next time she plan to bring luggage to shop -_-"

20+ Bag 30+ shirt 10+ pants and etc -_-"

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

1) Cha Tu Chak Market- ∞ Baht

2) Taxi to Cha Tu Chak Market- 100 Baht

3) Taxi back Hotel- 200 Baht (they are not use meter -_-")

4) Normal Dinner-200 Bath for 2 person

Total Damage = about 10000+- Baht

*BAHT 10 = MY 1 +- ringgit

Bangkok - Day 3

After a tiring at Day 2, we took a package from Pick Me Easy to floating markets, which I think must go at least once.There are few floating markets around Bangkok but we choose Damnoen Saduak. The journey is about 1 hour+ and we sleep all the way when in the van.

Unique and quite funny place, we never see market like this, selling at the boat and some are having their meal on the boat too.

This is how we feel on the boat.

The ang mo help us take photo

This is how auntie sell coconut

Here also got traffic jam de lor...

We love this place~

Coincident or just nice? Yellow :p

The market closed before 1pm. This is because the weather was too hot. At noon, the sun burn and cant really stand. Most of the stall closed at 1pm, so if you plan to come, please plan before that. The best time was 9am according to the tour guide. Enjoying breakfast beside the busy river and watching people busy around, such a wonderful place.

Time to go back and the van send us to Khao San road which near to China town, Bangkok. We heading to MBK/Siam Paragon using Taxi. Taxi around here was too nasty, charge was high and dont want to use meter.

Reach and walking around near MBK looking for "Yum Sap" restaurant (is the name of restaurant) but cant find due they move into another place end up we take our late lunch at Inter 1981.

Suprise that the food was great especially the Famous Kopi O - Liang, we order 2 of it. Great food and overall mark given is 4/5. After the satisfied lunch, we continue our journey to Siam Paragon for shopping. Reach Siam Paragon but most of the thing are branded such as LV, Gucci, Prada and etc, expensive~!! It similar like Pavillion in Kuala Lumpur.

Finally we decide to watch movie, we choose "Rise of planet of the Apes". The movie was awesome with good cinema. The seat (leather) is bigger than cinema in Kuala Lumpur and the sound effect was great. In additional, they having crunchy cheese pop corn and we like it much~!.

How to find if all signboard in Thai word???

This is how the cinema look like, grand right? Of coz the price was indeed expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Walking around and looking for good thai food. Bah Kuan Mae, famous among that area. Indeed good food and this are what we order (below picture). Pricey abit, but overall mark given is 4/5. The dessert was soft and taste good, remember to order ya.

We going back after the dinner and walking around near hotel and Platinum Mall. Funny thing is the shop closed around 8pm -_-" So if you want to shopping, please go earlier ~!

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

1) Floating Markets- 1130 Baht for 2 persons2) Foating Markets Food- 100 Baht

3) Taxi to MBK - 80 Baht
4) Inter - Tomyam + Red curry duck + Green curry pork + etc 350 Baht
5) Bah Kun Mae- Tomyam + Fish + Dessert + etc 700 Baht

6) Taxi to Hotel - 100 Baht

7) Shopping at Naraya - 1000 Baht

Total Damage = 3460 Baht

*BAHT 10 = MY 1 +- ringgit

Bangkok - Day 2

After a relaxing and great food from yesterday, here we go with our journey to Grand Palace. We start our journey just after our breakfast in hotel. Good breakfast I would say but we having some bad experience with tuk tuk over here. The story is like...

We are trying to get a taxi to Grand Palace but most of them do not want to go by meter so I have no choice to take tuk tuk. He charge me 100 Baht which I agreed. He start to tell me alot story say shop no open yet and bring me to some jewellery factory which I know he want to claim some petrol voucher, I was OK.

I visiting the jewellery factory and go out without buying anything. The tuk tuk driver very angry and tell me why go out so early, I was say "finish already, no buy" and I come... He say no no no you must stay there 5 minutes only can get the petrol voucher, which I really dont know got such thing. What piss me off is he trying to bring me to another factory which this time I'm not agreed due to wasting time. We having some arguement and with the non professional acting, he drop us somewhere that we have no idea where we are. We waiting about 30mins and we get taxi to Grand Palace.

A Long walk... a very very long walk hahaha... hot and spicy... I mean the weather, half died and finally we go most of the place in the Palace. Ermmm a must go place but I would recommend only for 1st timer :)

It is build from gold??

Roarrrrrr, We are Strong :)

Beautiful scene...

Small little princess :)

Act Macho :p

Lunch time is what we waiting... We trying to get local food but see like it not so recommended because we scare stomachache. Finally we choose "Royal Navy Club" and we order plenty of local food in this restaurant. Food was not that great but environment just awesome. Due to the hot and spicy weather, aircond just perfect for us.

Tomyam was sour without much spicy, Green curry chicken was too milky and vege fried with cashew nut is over salty. Overall mark given is 2/5. I cant find any better place than here since this is the nearest restaurant.

Just finish our Lunch and we walk around the market, guess what we found something delicious, Durian hahaha. It was name "Golden Pillow".

Yummylicious, must try :)

Energy level was drop from full bar to 30%... Tired and Hot... Wat Arun was our next destination. We decide to take boat at River Ferry Pier which only cost ur 3 Baht. We didnt really walk much at Wat Arun but just take some photo for our memory.

Is about 3pm and we have no way to go and we decide to go back hotel rest for the night activities. After a great nap and massage (great), we heading to our dinner by BTS (Train). We plan to visit Sombon and make sure Sombon not Sombon"dee". I was told by forum which this was the mimic restaurant from Sombon. Reach Sombon and this was our crazy and the most fullest dinner :) Look at the picture tell more than I would say.

A Famous Chili Crab

A Fresh cockles

A Tiger Prawn

A Spicy Sour Fish

A Vegeatable

Just for 2 person~!! Yes only 2 of us :) Hahaha... burp, cant finish... regret and really waste food, I am sorry. I will not order so much in future again :) 4/5 rated but food consider expensive.

Next destination was the most interesting place to go. I actually lying to her that we going to some drinking session but I didnt tell her much about this place. When she reach to top... She very happy and she able to view the whole Bangkok night view from top here. This place is call Sirocco (Located on the 63rd floor)

I was jokingly as her If I propose here, will you marry me? Hahaha She say, definately :)

It very hard to cam-whore there, too many people

She drunk :)

Picture worth thousand word, alot of tourist with limited place. Nice view with alcohol (resoanable price about 400-800 baht perdrink). Must Visit Place ~!

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

1) Taxi- 100 Baht + Night 100 Baht
2) Grand Palace Tickets - 800 Baht for 2 persons

3) Royal Navy Club - 670 Baht
4) Massage - 400 Baht for 2 persons
5) Sombon - Crab 90 Baht + others 90 Baht

6) BTS Transport - 80 Baht

Total Damage = 2330 Baht

*BAHT 10 = MY 1 +- ringgit

Bangkok - Day 1

Thailand Bangkok known as fashion city and also place that surround by good local food such as Tom Yam, Kerabu/Salad, Curry, Sticky rice etc. Of course this trip is purely for shopping and Thai food craving. Before we depart I was remind her to bring additional baggage/bag but she didnt get what I mean and question me few times about the empty baggage. Nvm later she will know :)

As usual, early flight to LCCT and ready check in. Lets cut it short, 2 hours flight and arrived Suvarnabhumi Airport. Plan to take the Rail Link but due to the extra baggage, the cost is about same if we take Taxi. We deciding to take Taxi but as forum mention, taking in departure hall will be cheaper than arrival hall. They dont like to use Meter for their Taxi, make sure you know the distances from airport to your hotel to avoid cheat by the Taxi driver.

Budacco is the hotel we choose. Colorful, free high speed wifi, clean and friendly staff and we are very happy with their services. Thumb up and full recommended people who want to stay in Pratunam area. Check-in with Budacco and heading towards the nearly shopping mall for our lunch. Hear that there have a famous food court that serve a nice food with reasonable price. Lets go and have a look.

This was the place we are heading to, Platinum Fashion Mall

They was right, awesome and excellence food can be taste in this food court... arghhh just cant decide what to order... too much nice food and alot of people. Look at the picture and it mean of thousand words... 1 words... NICE :) hahaha... Papaya salad just spice up as starter... come with fried oyster with egg and continue with Tom Yam Gong~!!! I would rate this place 4/5 due to clean environment and nice food. Not forget the mango Sticky Rice, when you put them together in your mouth... it just melt with the coconut gravy~ Perfect~!

After burp session, we walking around the mall and shop some items. Time was clock at 2pm, we are heading back hotel for bath and rest for afternoon & night activity. While walking around the area, we experience something that quite unique. Their train still passing by road that using by car, I still remember this when I was young, I do experience this but I think nowadays in Malaysia is getting lesser for this kind of situation.

The guards control and block the road when the train come.

4pm, is time for hunting local food. Walking around Pratunam area looking for chicken rice actually. Hahaha why? I was recommend by Internet and Forum about the famous chicken rice. They call it Khao Man Kai ("9 dollar chicken"?? Hahaha)

Smell something very nice when walking around... BBQ Pork... Yes, the guy selling BBQ Pork~!!! We order 5 sticks. While waiting, the owner as us from where? I say Malaysia and he starting talk with me in Cantonese~!!! Wow... His name called Heng, he was friendly and we have great time chating. Please do try because the BBQ Pork was awesome~!

Must try~!

Just after the BBQ Pork stall, we actually found Khao Man Kai restaurant but the shop havent open yet. It open around 5pm. We still having about 45mins and we decided to try Samurai Pork burger at McD which not sell at our country.

Sawadikaaaaa....

I know we eat non stop but actually we just sharing~ Look at the picture, we just share for 1 set~!! After a refreshment from McD hehehe, we heading to Khao Man Kai restaurant around 530pm. Crowded even just start their business... There got alot chicken rice shop, but make sure you just visit the right one (pink color one just like the photo below).

Let talk about special of the chicken rice.

Chicken

- Smooth and perfect when inside your mouth

Rice

- The smell of aroma was great and the rice was very soft

Special Chili Sauce

-I personally think this make the chicken rice special

-When the chicken mix with the sauce... that was the best combination

-Abit sweet(soya sauce), sour(vineger) and spicy(chili) with the smooth of the chicken...

-Omm nomm nommm~! Nice~!

After finish a great food at Pratunam, we heading to Silom which also known as Red District (Ping pong show, Lol). I'm not talking picture due to some limitation in this place.

There was another purpose visiting here, Naraya Bag~!!! She was enjoy with bring back more than 10 bags. Crazy... I mean the price... very cheap~!

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

1) Taxi- 500 Baht
2) Tom Yam Gong 80 + Papaya Salad 50 + Fried Oyster 20 + Mango Sticky rice 100 Baht

3) Pork Stick - 15 Baht
4) McD Samurai Pork Burger set- 120 Baht
5) Khao Man Kai - 112 Baht

6) BTS Transport - 120 Baht

7) 10+ Naraya Bag - 3675 Baht

Total Damage = 4792 Baht

*BAHT 10 = MY 1 +- ringgit