May 1, 2009

Discovery of Thai

frostier / People and Places / Bangkok, Chao Phraya River, Grand Palace, holiday, Thailand, trip, vacation, Wat Arun, Wat Pho / 1 Comment

After checking into the hotel, we waste no time but to go around for places to shoot.

Lotion – checked
Sun block – checked
Cap – checked
Camera – checked
Money – checked
Passport – checked

and off we go. We got ferried by the free joy ride from the Courtyard Tuktuk service to the Ratchadamri BTS station. From there we headed to the nearest station to look for the Grand Palace as our first destination. From Ratchadamri station we took the train from to alight at Saphan Taksin station.

We got on to the deck waiting for our ride to come. We looked a the modern high rise building in Bangkok while knowing that we will be heading towards the other side of the city full of historical buildings.

The city was quite deserted due to the upcoming Songkran festival as well as the recent turmoil in the Bangkok and Pattaya. A lot of them have left the city as welcoming the Songkran holiday. That’s why it was not that traffic congestion after all. Look at the quiet station at Ratchadamri.

and then comes our ride to the designated rendezvous.

We reached the destination. Looking at the option, we decided to opt for getting a guided tour. Choosing the LS&H Travel Co. Ltd. which parade the booth at the station. We left our tour consultant to decide and negotiate with the operator.

As we begin the guided tour, we came across the stall selling street food. Again, the temptation of not trying the huge ass hot dog like food again is irresistible.

Thomas bought the food and he tasted it. He says its very good and everyone should try it. If you never had those, it means you never been to Bangkok. Wingz and I were like WTF?! Wtf?!

The real journey embarks here. We reached the ‘shitty’ as mentioned by the local. It is the jetty at the river side awaiting for our next ride.

Come up next – Discovery of Thai – Chao Phraya River

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