Bangkok#9 Fantasy Bangkok

Bangkok advertisement, Bangkok girl, Bangkok signature post, Bangkok monk, all you can see on Bangkok's street and MRT.

The various transport in Bangkok that we rode :) oh, we missed the (pink colour) taxi. The 'motor taxi'$$ is the most dangerous transport ever. Peter had a good experience riding it, skipping the traffic jam, going through narrow streets. Phew..

**our journey in bangkok **

day 1

reach bangkok in the evening - take bus to khao san rd - dinner and massage at khao san rd

day 2

morning ~tuk-tuk to "Sitting Buddha & Standing Buddha" *after being persuaded by a friendly local, definitely a waste of time*

afternoon ~ Chatuchak Market - Siam Paragon

evening~ dinner at Nathong Seafood - walk around at Nana *bars, market, nothing much to see*

day 3

morning~ Damnoen Saduak floating market

afternoon ~ Chinatown - river cruise to see Wat Arun

evening ~ dinner at S&P restaurant

day 4

morning ~Golden Mount temple - canal boat to Pratunam - MBK shopping mall

evening ~ shopping and dinner at Suan Lom Night Bazaar - a drink at SkyBar @ Lebua State Tower - Patpong street

day 5

morning ~ Grand Palace - Wat Pho (Sleeping Buddha)

afternoon ~ massage finale at khao san rd - airport

MIA *missing in action* --> the must go Platinum Fashion Mall at Pratunam

Bangkok#8 Grand Palace

Temple of the Emerald Buddha

The Grand Palace****   

  <-- Our next destination

The Sleeping Buddha at Wat Pho****

Bangkok#7 Sky Bar & Patpong

Guess how we took this picture.. We cant afford the helicopter of course. So high up in the sky.. At the roof top of Lebua State Tower***** which is level 64!!!








What a beautiful picture. Chao Praya river view taken with Peter's newly bought D90.

We have never experience anything like this~ The Dome of this building accomodate the open air SkyBar*****$$ and Sirocco Restaurant$$$. We were so excited taking the lift up. The first step we walked in, oh my god. How cool. As in really nice and wiinnndy~~ Such strong wind, Angie is afraid being blown off! I guess that's why they won't permit guest taking pictures from the stairs. They have quite stringent dress code too. No sandals, backpacks, tripods.. But all of that being taken away (tripod, and our bulky backpack) means more hassle free enjoyment..

We ordered a cocktail and had a time of our life~ oops, it's crowded here..no seats.. well that's the point, u cant hang around long here, order yr drink, take some pictures, pay the bill and thats all.

Some say this is a must go place for bachelors -->Patpong (Bangkok's red light district)** Well it is truly an eye opener for Angie. As soon as we hopped off the cab, a young guy started to approach us.

Man: Tiger show, pussy show, ping pong show, anything you want. You can have a look at this bar, FREE of charge.

Having said that, we followed him to one of the bars upstairs. Ooh, dancing poles, naked ladies, some kind of show in progress..NOt really interesting for us though.. Lol. Some might be persuaded to take a seat. Once you do that, you're doomed. It's what they say, the Patpong scam. Haha, actually they are just over pricing the drinks you buy. Maybe 1000bht for 2 coke? :P
Of course we left instead of staying to watch middle aged woman performing their 'art'.

Taking a stroll on the street, the gogo bars definitely have more sexy looking 'girls' aka lady boys. o.o What a night....

Bangkok#6 Golden Mount & Suan Lum Night Bazaar

A great start to our 4th day in Bangkok --> Golden Mount temple @ Wat Saket*** From the top (after taking an exhausting 318 steps *sweat*), you can see a panaromic view of Bangkok. It is a place worth going since the temple design differs from others, with its golden chedi. The locals will ring the bells which was located along the stairs (er, probably a way to 'inform' their god of their prayers :P). So we followed. Making noises, peaceful noises. ding dong ding dong~~

From the golden mount, we took a short walk to one of the Chao Praya canal boat$ station. Hopped on the boat QUICK! It's leaving..! Yea, u can say that aloud "EXPRESS"... :)


This antique looking boat has very good 'technology' actually. As we ride along the river, the rooftop of the boat recline before reaches the under bridge. Meaning, everyone standing have to lower their heads! erm, except those who are short :P and they have plastic sheets on the sides of the boat. Function: cover yourself from the water splashes!

Suan Lom Night Market*** Angie enjoyed shopping here compared to Chatuchak because it is much much more comfortable at night. Ahh.. relaxing walk, and no HOT sun.. just nice.. even though things are a bit more expensive over here and less product variety. There are many nice restaurants around the market. We end up having dinner at a pizzeria instead of our favorite Thai food. And.. Thai food is still the best choice...

Bangkok#5 Chinatown & Wat Arun

After another 2hours of tiring and sweaty van ride back from the floating market, we drag ourselves to continue the Bangkok journey. A place familiar to us -->Bangkok Chinatown*** at Yaowarat Road. Rows of shops decorated with red lanterns since it's the chinese new yr festival going on. We saw many gold shops, bag wholesalers, bird nest and shark fin restaurants, food stalls and loads of chinese food. Yea.. It was quite a big town compared to those in Manchester, Singapore and Malaysia maybe :D

Must try the chinese delicacies in Chinatown for sure~ For the sake of trying, yea, we tried the bird nest$$. There are few price range for a bowl of bird nest starting from BHT200. Bird nest is a famous export product in Thailand and for those who don't already know, it is made from the bird's saliva O.o You can have it with honey, half boiled egg and 'pak ko'. Highly nutritious and promising smooth skin :)

Angie: Just what I need :D
Peter: Just eat-lah, don't know whether its real saliva or not pun.

"GATE OF FURY"

Starring: ANGiElina JOlie and BRUCE LEE (in the shirt)

Sunset at Chao Praya river. We took a very loooongg long walk from Chinatown to one of the harbour for the Chao Praya express boat$. We intended to take the beautiful sunset pictures of Wat Arun but too bad, it was way over sunset when we reach the opposite of Wat Arun... How disappointing... >.<

                      

Cute monks waiting for the boat ride.

Yummy thai food dinner at S&P restaurant$$ nearby