~~ Bangkok Revisited ~~
I am back from Bangkok!!!!
Its been almost 3 yrs since the last time I went to Bangkok on a pure leisure trip. Relishing the opportunity to get out of Singapore for awhile and let my hair down enjoying the cheap and good food/shopping over there. Should have blogged about this yesterday if not for the laziness in me plus the splitting headache I had....concussed almost the whole day.
I can simply sum up my Bangkok trip in 6 words.
"买东西 吃东西“.....hahaha
The hotel this time round was Baiyoke Sky Hotel. A nice change of location from the Siam Square Area since my previous stays were in Novotel and Asia Hotel. Baiyoke Sky Hotel is in the heart of the Pratunam area. Infact, a night market was there for us the moment we stepped out of the hotel. Those who are familiar with Bangkok would know that Pratunam is very famous for its wide extensive range of garments and apparels. Its not a wholesale market for nothing. Haha. Quite an irony though, that we actually did not explore much of Pratunam, rather we spent more time in shopping malls like Siam Square, MBK and Central World Plaza.
Anyway, Baiyoke Sky Hotel takes pride in being the tallest hotel in Thailand, I would even suggest its the tallest in South-east Asia though. The view at the top of the hotel was breathtaking, surpassing the view we had in Singapore over at New Asia Bar anytime. The quality of the food within the hotel itself was very good too and the price reasonable too. Enjoyed my stay there very much. Perhaps the only drawback about the hotel is that the evening traffic around the hotel can get really congested making it a tad inconvenient.
I think its too tedious to list our the itinery from day one and on. So I shall just include a summary of the places we visited and the highlights of the place. Haha.
Shopping Malls
MBK
The very much famous MBK, known to be the largest shopping mall in Thailand, certainly lives up to its name. A total of 7 storeys, MBK sells everything under the sun I would say. It took us a day to cover the whole of the 7 storeys. And subsequently we actually made revisits because we realised we could get everything we need there. It was also there that we had our best meal in Thailand. Sharks fin and Birds Nest in Nam Sing Restaurant. Price reasonable, quality of food, Fantastic.
Central World Plaza
Previously known as World Trade Center, its the first place we visited after we were done with checking in. Central World Plaza isn't small as well but it covers a less extensive range of products in comparison to MBK. More high end I would say. Nontheless, we had our field day in stores like Levis and Alain Delon etc. We were brought there via Tuk-tuk. A nice experience for my friends in a tuk-tuk as it wiggles it way though the horrendous Bangkok traffic.
Siam Square Area
Directly opposite MBK, it sells mainly female products and thus felt a tad out of place there. The repitition of the products from stores to stores didn't help as well.
Siam Discovery Center
Another high end shopping mall. All your Armanis and Calvin Kleins can be found here. The only thing I enjoyed here...the cool air con. Haha. We had a great lunch here as well in Outback. Its indeed cheaper than in Singapore...but not by much I guess...hahaha.
Night/Weekend Markets
Pratunam
Right smack infront of our hotel, we took our time browsing through the stores there though we didn't buy much stuffs from there. The things sold were quite limited.
KhaoSan
Backpackers' paradise indeed. But packpackers we were not....haha. Not much stuffs for us to buy there as well since everything found there could be found in MBK. Still its a good experience to take in the sight of a more positive aspect of Bangkok's nightlife.
Suam Lum
My first visit here. Fantastic. A night market that sells everything from accesories to clothes to even furniture. That's how amazing Bangkok can be. I think its second only to Chachutchak in terms of size and range of products sold. Spent a whole evening there and its also where I got most of my gifts for friends. Definitely a good alternative to Chachutchak if you are one that cannot stand the afternoon sun.
Chachutchak
Its been almost 3 yrs since the last time I went to Bangkok on a pure leisure trip. Relishing the opportunity to get out of Singapore for awhile and let my hair down enjoying the cheap and good food/shopping over there. Should have blogged about this yesterday if not for the laziness in me plus the splitting headache I had....concussed almost the whole day.
I can simply sum up my Bangkok trip in 6 words.
"买东西 吃东西“.....hahaha
The hotel this time round was Baiyoke Sky Hotel. A nice change of location from the Siam Square Area since my previous stays were in Novotel and Asia Hotel. Baiyoke Sky Hotel is in the heart of the Pratunam area. Infact, a night market was there for us the moment we stepped out of the hotel. Those who are familiar with Bangkok would know that Pratunam is very famous for its wide extensive range of garments and apparels. Its not a wholesale market for nothing. Haha. Quite an irony though, that we actually did not explore much of Pratunam, rather we spent more time in shopping malls like Siam Square, MBK and Central World Plaza.
Anyway, Baiyoke Sky Hotel takes pride in being the tallest hotel in Thailand, I would even suggest its the tallest in South-east Asia though. The view at the top of the hotel was breathtaking, surpassing the view we had in Singapore over at New Asia Bar anytime. The quality of the food within the hotel itself was very good too and the price reasonable too. Enjoyed my stay there very much. Perhaps the only drawback about the hotel is that the evening traffic around the hotel can get really congested making it a tad inconvenient.
I think its too tedious to list our the itinery from day one and on. So I shall just include a summary of the places we visited and the highlights of the place. Haha.
Shopping Malls
MBK
The very much famous MBK, known to be the largest shopping mall in Thailand, certainly lives up to its name. A total of 7 storeys, MBK sells everything under the sun I would say. It took us a day to cover the whole of the 7 storeys. And subsequently we actually made revisits because we realised we could get everything we need there. It was also there that we had our best meal in Thailand. Sharks fin and Birds Nest in Nam Sing Restaurant. Price reasonable, quality of food, Fantastic.
Central World Plaza
Previously known as World Trade Center, its the first place we visited after we were done with checking in. Central World Plaza isn't small as well but it covers a less extensive range of products in comparison to MBK. More high end I would say. Nontheless, we had our field day in stores like Levis and Alain Delon etc. We were brought there via Tuk-tuk. A nice experience for my friends in a tuk-tuk as it wiggles it way though the horrendous Bangkok traffic.
Siam Square Area
Directly opposite MBK, it sells mainly female products and thus felt a tad out of place there. The repitition of the products from stores to stores didn't help as well.
Siam Discovery Center
Another high end shopping mall. All your Armanis and Calvin Kleins can be found here. The only thing I enjoyed here...the cool air con. Haha. We had a great lunch here as well in Outback. Its indeed cheaper than in Singapore...but not by much I guess...hahaha.
Night/Weekend Markets
Pratunam
Right smack infront of our hotel, we took our time browsing through the stores there though we didn't buy much stuffs from there. The things sold were quite limited.
KhaoSan
Backpackers' paradise indeed. But packpackers we were not....haha. Not much stuffs for us to buy there as well since everything found there could be found in MBK. Still its a good experience to take in the sight of a more positive aspect of Bangkok's nightlife.
Suam Lum
My first visit here. Fantastic. A night market that sells everything from accesories to clothes to even furniture. That's how amazing Bangkok can be. I think its second only to Chachutchak in terms of size and range of products sold. Spent a whole evening there and its also where I got most of my gifts for friends. Definitely a good alternative to Chachutchak if you are one that cannot stand the afternoon sun.
Chachutchak
The world renowned weekend market of Bangkok. A place where you can really get anything u want. Even snakes and dogs if they are to your liking. To its credit, its now much more organised since my last visit there. However, the crowd is still incredulous and the heat overwhelming. 2 visits there already and I can't even say I covered the whole of Chachutchak. Haha....
That probably sums up my Bangkok trip this time round. All about shopping. Zilch about the Grand Palace I looked forward to going. Haha...abit disappointing but there are still chances next time....lolz. A good 5 days spent in Bangkok for me..blew my budget abit but i think its worth it. The food we ate the things we bought...haha....I am looking forward to my next trip there.
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