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| 4 old sweeties from Malaysia having a sweet time in Chinatown, Bangkok |
Hatyai > Bangkok - Thai sleeper train (2nd class) departing Hatyai at 18.10 arriving Bangkok 10.10 (855/945bht)
Bangkok > Padang Besar - Thai sleeper train (2nd class) departing Bangkok 15.10 arriving Padang Besar 08.53 (870/960bht)
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| Bangkok>Padang Besar train was built by Daewoo, South Korea in 1996 |
Our group's 3 nights stay in Bangkok - To Bangkok With Love !!!
1) Hua Lamphong Train Station, Bangkok
2) Chic Hostel, 23 / 48-51 Soi Sukom, Thaladnoi Samphanthawong, Bangkok (free buffet breakfast at 12th Floor, Centra Hotel next door - 500bht=Rm63 per pax - 2 single beds but shared bathroom). 15 minutes walk to China town !
3) A panoramic view of Bangkok city near the Hua Lampong Railway Station as seen from the 12th floor, Centra Hotel
4) Chatuchak Weekend Market - shop until your last pennies !
5) Central World Shopping Mall - Japan Expo is in town this weekend, so have a great fun here !
6) Siam Paragon Shopping Mall
7) Lunch at Paragon Food Hall
8) Chinatown by Day, Bangkok (Yaowarat Road)
9) Lunch at Chinatown, Bangkok (Final Day)
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| Famous Goose Meat Stall in Chinatown |
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| Popular Steamed Chicken Stall in Chinatown |
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Goose & chicken meat + chicken rice = 940bht for 4 people
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10) Chinatown by Night, Bangkok
11) Dinners in Chinatown, Bangkok
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| Popular seafood porridge - Teo Chew style |
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| Seafood porridge - 100bht per bowl |
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| Iced dessert - 40bht |
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| Stewed duck & steamed chicken meat & duck offal + rice - 980bht |
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| Pork noodle pepper soup - 50bht |
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| Beef ball noodle - 40bht |
12) Mae Nam Chao Phraya river cruise - Orange flag boat (15bht - one way) to nearby jetties & touristy places
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| Sathorn Pier |
13) Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn) - entrance fee 50bht, the main temple is ender renovation, my last visit was in Jan 2016 so I just loitered around the outside of the Wat compounds & explore the surrounding area
14) Ancestor Hall of Phraya Taksin, a half Chinese half Thai general who made himself King in 1769, ruling from the new capital of Thonburi on the banks of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya, opposite Bangkok. This site is located next to Wat Arun.
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| Phraya Taksin's biography in Thailand |
15) Lumpini Park
15) Tha Tien Pier / Market Area
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| Pork Noodle Soup - 50bht |
16) Hainan Clan's Association - near the Sathorn Pier
17) Wat Traimit Wittayaram (Traimit Royal Temple) - entrance fee 400bht
18) Wat Traimit Wittayaram by Night - Chap Goh Mei, last day of the Lunar Chinese New Year
19) Chinese Teochew Opera near Chinatown - eve of the Chap Goh Mei, last day of the lunar Chinese New Year
20) Four Face Buddha
21) Wat Pathumwanaram Ratchaworawihan
22) Walkabout & our views from the Skytrain rides in Bangkok - this was what I see, I hear, I smell, I eat and I tell ..... no fairy tales !
Our favorite meat floss (pork) shop in Bangkok - taste good, each of us bought a few packets home !
My good old backpacking days & working visit to Bangkok - 2005 & 2007
" The Past is behind, learn from it. The Future is ahead, prepare for it. The Present is here, live it "
" Your Past has given you the strength and wisdom you have today. So celebrate it. Don't let it haunt you "
" Dear Past, thank you for all the lessons. Dear Future, I am ready !!! "
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