Thailand (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 2 - My 13 days in Hatyai, Songkhla, Hua Hin & Bangkok, Thailand) Nov 20 > Dec 2 2022 (Day 10 &11 Tuesday & Wednesday)

Caribbean Village - Lower Ground Floor

England Village - Ground Floor

Italy Village - 1st Floor

France Village - 2nd Floor

Japan Village - 3rd Floor

San Francisco Village - 4th & 5th Floor 

Chinatown, Bangkok By Night

Day 10 - Tuesday Nov 29 2022 - my 5th day in Bangkok focusing our group's visit to Terminal 21 Rama 111 Mall (spent a total of 4 hours including a lunch in this new & modern stylish mall) & also an evening visit to Chinatown with my wife & my travel buddy, Thompson Tham - seeing Chinatown by Night one more time! MRT & BTS train tickets totalled 141bht (Rm18.30)

1) Good morning, Bangkok - a panoramic view of Bangkok city as viewed from hotel's 16th floor, another exciting free & easy day awaiting us ! 

2) Morning buffet breakfast (complimentary) in Bangkok City Hotel, Thailand

The Riverside Terminal 21 Rama 111 is the 4th shopping mall under the Terminal 21 Series, was officially opened in Oct 2022. Comprised of 7 storey neo-classic style buildings, each floor has different international theme, starting with Caribbean Village theme on lower ground floor, England Village on ground floor, Italy Village on 1st floor, France Village on 2nd floor, Japan Village on 3rd floor, San Francisco Village on 4th & 5th. 

The mall can be reached by a variety of public tramsport ie bus No 22, 35, 59 & 205, Orange Line speed boat (Wat Rajsingkorn pier), BRT bus (Charown Rat Station & BTS Skytrain (Surasak station), where free bus services is proivided. 

1) BTS train ride from Ratchathewi BTS station (nearest to my hotel) to Surasak station to visit the newly opened Terminal 21 Rama 111 Mall. 

2) Free shuttle bus ride from a bus stop near Surasak BTS station to Terminal 22 Rama 3 Mall, free bus services every 30 minutes, 1st bus departing from Surasak BTS station is 10.15; last bus from Terminal 21 Rama 3 Mall Gate 4 is 21.30, bus departing every 1 hour. 

4) Gate 4 (free shuttle bus hop in & drop off), Riverside by the Chao Phraya River & Christmas Decor, Terminal 21 Rama 111 Mall, Rama 3 Road, Bangkok, Bang Kho Diem District, Thailand

1) Caribbean Village, Lower Ground Floor, Terminal 21 Rama 111

2) England Village, Ground Floor, Terminal 21 Rama 111

England Village - Stylish washroom

3) Italy Village, 1st Floor, Terminal 21 Rama 111

Italy Village - Stylish Washroom 

4) France Village, 2nd Floor Terminal 21 Rama 111

France Village - Stylish Washroom

5) Japan Village, 3rd Floor, Terminal 21 Rama 111

6) San Francisco Village - 4th & 5th Floor, Terminal 21 Rama 111

San Francisco Village - Stylish Washroom

6) Lunch in Pier 21 Food Court Level 5, Terminal 21 of Rama 111, Bangkok, Thailand - bought a food card with a stored value of 200bht (Rm26) & ordered 3 bowls of beef noodle . meat ball soup + 3 bowls of tong sui dessert totalled 190bht. Food sold in the Food Court was dirt cheap so bring an empty "stomach" when visiting this mega mall & treat yourself with a variety of Thai food as much as you can ! 

Noodle Sliced Beef
30bht (Rm3.90=US$0.90)

Noodle Meatball Soup
55bht(Rm7.15=US$1.66)

7) Bus ride (20bht) from a bus stop near our hotel in  Ratchathewi to Yaowarat Road (Chinatown), Bangkok; for my return trip, our group took a MRT from Wat Mangkok & a BTS train to Ratchthewi.  

8) Night visit & dinner in Chinatown (Yaowarat Road), Bangkok, Thailand 

Roasted Pork / Pork Offal
Kuey Teow In Pepper Soup 

Pad Thai (Fried Kwey Teow)
60bht (Rm7.80 = US$1.80)

Fish Maw Soup 80bht (Rm10.40 = US$2.40)

Day 11 - Wednesday Nov 30 2022 - my last day in Bangkok, no major visit as our sleeper train from Bangkok departing at 14.30 to Hat Yai, after a lunch at a restaurant near our hotel, both myself & my wife took a BTS skytrain from Petchathewi & then a transit by MRT to Hua Lamphong Railway station. MRT & BTS train tickets totalled 42bht (Rm5.50)

Travel itinerary: Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) > Hat Yai (approx 946km) by sleeper train. 

1) A panoramic view of Bangkok as viewed from the hotel windows (16th floor) !  

2) My morning buffet breakfast (free) in Bangkok City Hotel

3) Morning walk (10.00 > 10.30) near Bangkok City Hotel,  Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand prior to my BTS & MRT train rides to Hua Lamphong train station for our return visit to Hat Yai !  

2) Lunch (12.00) in Ole restaurant near the Asia Hotel in Petchathewi, ordered a plate of Thai fried rice with shrimp & fried rice noodle with water mimosa - yummy yummy taste !  

Fried Rice With Shrimp
98bht (Rm12.80=US$3)

Fried Rice Noodle With Mimosa
98bht (Rm12.80=US$3)

3) Overnight train ride from Hua Lamphong Railway Station > Hat Yai Junction, train number 32, ETD 14.30 > ETA 07.25, upper bed 1005bht (Rm131=US$30.40), lower bed 1105bht (Rm144=US$33.40), air-conditioned, cosy & comfortable; as soon as the seats were converted into a bed, I was in deep slumber from 19.30 onwards till the wee hours ... so sleep well when you are travelling in this China made sleeper train in Thailand !  

4) Suburban & countryside scenery as viewed from the train windows 

Bang Sue Grand Station, Bangkok