Sawadeka Bangkok (4 days trip, 20 Feb - 23 Feb 2009)

Places Visited:

Day 1:

Morning -

• We checked-in to our hotel and settled our luggages.

Afternoon -

• The Platinum Fashion Mall - Wholesale fashion mall which my friend and I love to shop here! For lunch, I've ordered Japanese cruisine - Fried chicken chop rice and root beer.
• City Complex
• Pantip Plaza

Night -

• Akua Show at Asia Hotel
• Naraya bag shop at Asia Hotel

Day 2:

Morning -

• Chatuchak Weekend Market - Shopping under the hot weather is very hard for us! We had our lunch there, we ordered papaya salad with mango slices, fried pork neck and sticky rice.

Afternoon -

• Big C Supermarket - Just passed by and we didn't enter into the building.
• Central World Shopping Mall
• Naraya Bag Shop at Central World
• Zen at Central World
• Isetan Shopping Mall

Night -

• Nara Restaurant at Central World - Thai food dinner, we ordered green curry with rice noodle (quite spicy), Tom Yum Kung (big prawns), Thai style Kuew Tiao mee, Soda beverages.

Day 3:

Morning -

• Wat Pathyan temple - We went there by Tuk Tuk car.

Afternoon -

• Lam Zhen Hiong Dry Food Shop
• MBK Shopping Mall - We went to food court center for our lunch and tried the pork leg rice!
• The Platinum Fashion Mall - We went to food court and tried the famous food in Thailand - mango with sticky rice.
• Amarin Shopping Mall

Night -

• Siam Paragon Shopping Mall
• Siam Discovery Shopping Mall
• Bangkok Shark Fin Restaurant - We ordered the famous crab glass noodle, vegetables and sweet soup!

Day 4:

Morning -

• Half day guided tour - River Cruise, Wat Arun temple, Honey shop, Jewelry shop, Four -faced Buddha.

Afternoon -

• Bid farewell to Bangkok!

Hotel Stayed:

• First Hotel - Main Wing - Very old and not so clean 3 star hotel, but it is near to the  BTS station and shopping malls. We should choose the Tower Wing room which is newer and cleaner. Some lights in the room is spoilt and we are quite suffered at night.

Tour Expenses:

• Air Tickets (by AirAsia) - RM 346 /pax
• Ground Tour including hotel (by Reliance agency) - RM 264 /pax
• Tour Guide Tipping - THB 100
• BTS tickets - THB 120
• Tuk Tuk Car (Taxi) - THB 10
• Akua Show at Asia Hotel - THB 800
• TOTAL = THB 1,030 (exchange rate * 0.10)  + RM 610
• = RM 713

Bangkok is full of delicious Thai food, cheap clothes and shoes, nice bags and etc... I've enjoyed a lot for the shopping spree in Bangkok! This trip including half-day guided tour and the rest of the time my friend and I had the free and easy trip. Missed the chance to visit the 'Grand Palace', hopefully next time can visit there! Also haven't tried the Pork Burger in McDonald in Bangkok, another excuse to visit again :P

Busy traffic in Bangkok street!

My friend and I spent 1 and a half days shopping in this wholesale mall. Too many things can buy here! 

'Akua' show at Bangkok Asia Hotel

Sky train at Bangkok

Rabbits also sold in Chaktuchak weekend market!

Pork mango salad - lunch meal at Chaktuchak

Elephant Buddha in front of CenterPoint shopping mall. Prayers use rose to pray for the Elephant Buddha!

Nara Restaurant at Centerpoint Mall. Finally we can eat delicious Thai food in this high class restaurant! Hehe...

Delicious Thai style 'Kuey Tiao' noodles @ Nara Restaurant.

'Tong Yum Kung' @ Nara Restaurant. Big fresh prawn inside the soup!

Green curry with meehoon @ Nara Restaurant. A bit spicy for me :P

Thai style Uncle McDonald

Fountain in front of Zen shopping mall

Tuk Tuk car

MBK Shopping mall

Sky line station

Delicious pork rice @ MBK food court

Dessert @ MBK food court. One of the must try dessert in Thailand!

Four-faced Buddha night view near Platinum Fashion Mall

Night view @ Siam Paragon

Crab Glass Noodle @ Bangkok Shark Fin Restaurant. Forgot to stir it before eating :P

Half day guided tour - Chao Phraya river cruise. Mini version of floating market!

'Guan Yin' Buddha @ Chao Phraya river cruise

Chao Phraya River Cruise

Wat Arun Temple

The famous Four-Faced Buddha in Bangkok. Located at the busy roadside and in front of the shopping mall!