Bangkok Fabulous Days 3-5!
So, on the 2nd morning in Bangkok (3rd day) we woke up for an early breakfast! I have no idea why the "western" breakfasts are much more expensive than the thai foods because its basically toast and fruit, sometimes egg but at like twice the price! Maybe people want "comfort foods" for breakfast so its in high demand? I have no idea, but we found a nice little place that had wonderful fresh fruits that came with my toast! I wish there were fresh fruits that sweet for me every morning! It makes me feel so healthy!
This morning we had planned to go to the floating market and also decided to try and take the local transport! We walked all the way there and asked for directions and such. I remember it to be a rather humid day after the rain, boy were we dirty just from walking like after an hour!
standing in the middle of Bangkok!
some uber cute lampost with an elephant on it!
on the bus!
tickets! they were so cheap!
Safety while getting busy on the bus!
all the miserable people on the bus!
and then us!
being stupid on the coach
bus interchange
so we got off.....
and got some tea!
back in the city
They apparently really x100 really love their king!
professional tuk tuk ignorers
the huge-ass uber dangerous road we crossed!
so close but yet so far!
monument of one of the kings I think
tada!!! Wow it was grand!
hahahahaha I almost died laughing when they made us buy these (40 bhat per piece) to cover our legs and arms out of respect. And to top it off they helped us tie it like super-thais too!
I'm using mine as picnic blankets now LOL
Next stop, down the street from the Throne Hall was Wat Benchamabophit (the Marble Temple). Built with Carrara marble frpm Italy, I thought it was one of the most pretty and most well maintained temples we'd seen. We entered the main hall with the big Buddha against a pretty blue wall, to hear monks chanting, seated on the floor. This temple had living quarters for the monks and I was surprised to see that it was rather colorful and charming.
entrance
marble in all of its shiny glory
the inside with a mix of monks and tourists
some people were actually rude enough to go in between the monks to take pics.
Hellloo people, they're MONKS!! not unmovable, expressionless royal British guards!
super prety against a blue wall
outside garden infront of the pretty red bridge towards the monk's quarters
Before we took off to Pat Pong again, we had Thai (or pakistani, who knows) pancakes. I'd discovered them at Koh Samui with the girls last year and was thrilled to see that they sold them in Bangkok too! Yum! So crispy and sweet and warm all at the same time!
I freaking fucking love the original with the sweetened condensed milk on it! *loves*
the street
the beers!
the happy ending massage boys!
We saw the fattest, ugliest, grossest, most disgusting man go in!! talk about stereotypes, it was so funny all the boys were pushing eachother to him and trying to run away!
LMFAO!
stupid gogo club
back on the coach with some yummy waffle breakfast
To our dismay, when we reached the shady boat area the bill was SGD$75 (1,500 Bhat) per person!!! We almost didn't want to go, but we didn't travel 2 hours on a crappy bus to not go! So we paid and hoped for the best. Our hopes slowly drained into the shit-smelling water. The boat took us at high speed in the semi-marrow water passage ways. When we got to the market built on the side of the river, the driver pulled the boat over to almost every boat and every stall there! The people held on and literally begged us to buy from them. And they quoted the most ridiculous prices! They even tried to push things I didn't like! Which just makes me more angry and more frustrated to a point where I still wouldn't buy if I'd liked it. This place is horribly overrated. I did get a fresh coconut though....which was equally disappointing, being not chilled and not sweet. Yuck. And at the end of the river market, they have a huge souvenior shop where you can buy anything you'd missed out on before!!
I'm pretty sure the king would disapporve of their actions
tada
in all reality, there really isnt a reason to have the market floating at all. They should just build a couple bridges or something.
selling food! I deemed it too unhygenic to try
spices!
my coconut!
peoples houses, who look- but probably aren't poor because they rip you off so much
the one we chose to go into
little buddha greeting
big buddha! with nuns playing with a little baby infront of it.
Wonderful moments!
cool window grills
Ravin giving his offerings
back to dry land. Yes, the water is as nasty as it looks.
the polished frame they made for us (took the pic in the begining) for yet more money (100 bhat/ SGD4) that we bought for the memories.
I guess they had to sell it cheap cuz if we didn't buy it, it'd just be wasted. but with the digital cam and computer picture printing and everything, I figure these people are smarter than we give them credit for.
The trip back to Bangkok was a pretty long wait. They shipped us in a van that waited around for 2 hours for other people. During our wait we had lunch. It was probably the shadiest place local thai place I'd ever eaten at. There were flies everywhere and no one spoke a word of english. The coconutless tom yum soup gave me a tummy ache the entire 2 hour ride back to Bangkok.
I should've known just by looking at it!
I took a pic of our cab driver back to Khao San cuz ravin said he was good looking LOL
Our day did pick up to a happy/exciting one when Ravin got his first tattoo! We'd found this nice clean, comfy store in an ally connecting Khao San and the street behind it. The tattoo he got was so much cheaper than in Singapore where I got mine! And it was bigger! Though mine has shading and everything. Still, I think his tattoo artist was super professional. He came in, did a perfect job in quick time and left to man his larger store. His apprentice was very adorable showing us all the pieces he had on his body and later watching his "master". Once you start, you never stop wanting another one ;)
super pretty wall tapestry in the shop!
sticking on the ink!
hahaha priceless
the apprentice
completed work!
The next day (Day 5) we checked out at 12 and wiled away the time shopping, snacking, drinking and lunch. We'd booked a seat on a van to the airport from the place we'd gotten a massage at the night before. The people are so friendly there, I wish I'd remembered the name of the store!
ready to go home!
(actually checking if the lashes look ok cuz they wererather uncomfortable that morning lol)
the rowdy pub next to our hotel
the equally rowdy one across the st from that, which we prefered to hang out at!
funny glasses we borrowed from a man trying to sell stuff on the street lol
matching souveniors we got to remember the good times!!
Back at Bangkok international airport!
airport snacks!!
me ordering mango sticky rice! The lady professionally cut the ripest mango ever!
end product (the rice has sweet coconut milk on it!)
I can't believe I almost missed it! LOL YUM!
Until next time Thailand!
*~*Good times! *~*
Side Notes: Oh if I had the choice, I wouldn't want to fl Jetstar airlines ever again. Besides the recent neative reports and well known flight delays, I feel that they're rather incompetent. Our flight was delayed an hour as well and no one told us while we frantically ran about the Thai airport. Maybe the airport is at fault here, but the food also sucks. Apparently they only have cup noodles and buns for 2 hour flights and not even enough if more than 10 people wanted to buy something of theirs that's outrageously overpriced.
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*I love people at immigration and baggage checkpoints in airports all around the world! They never fail to tell me how pretty I am! I don't know why that is....maybe they're trained to do so, so I have good memories of their country! hehe, it works!
*Pole dancing class started for me! I super love it! I now know why people do it as their profession!
*It takes the same effort to hate someone as it takes to love someone. So spread love to the people around you who deserve it!
yum! I could eat it all over again!
hellooo Bangkok!
little pool with interesting people lol
river pathways
rain hat! from this nice designer's t-shirt store lol