Finally got the chance to visit Bangkok. This city is known for their temples, floating markets, river cruises, and great food. So, that's what I'm here for. For this trip, I didn't made much planning because I thought since this is a popular city for tourists, most attractions would be very accessible with ease.
Day 1, we decided to visit the floating market. The most popular one is the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, so we decided to go there. We availed a guided joining tour to go to the floating market. Several stops were made before we headed to the floating market as part of the guided tour. First stop was the Coconut Sugar Farm and Souvenir Shop:
Next stop, we headed for Chang Puak Camp. Here, there are several activities to do like, ATV riding, crocodile show, animal feeding, and elephant riding.
Then, we headed to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. To go there, we rode a motorized long tail boat.
At the Floating Market, unfortunately, there were less vendors than we expected, mainly because we arrived late in the morning around 10am. According to the guide, it would have been better if we arrived early morning around 6-7am to see more vendors on their boats.
After exploring the floating market, we decided to have a snack.
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| Chicken Pad Thai |
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| Spicy Papaya Salad |
After the floating market, we had one more stop before heading back to our hotel. We dropped by the Gem Gallery. Here lies one of the largest gallery of gems and jewelry in Bangkok. Here they have a film showing on how gems are mined and made into jewelries.
After the day tour, we head back to our hotel to rest for a bit while waiting for our scheduled dinner cruise on the Choaphraya River.
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| Enjoying the river view from our hotel room @ Royal Orchid Sheraton |
In the evening we headed to the River City Pier for our Chaophraya River Dinner Cruise by the Chaophraya Princess Cruise Boat. Here's their Itinerary:
7:00pm - Check in at River City Pier 1, Siphraya (Charoen Krung 30 Rd.).
7:30pm - Departure River City Pier.
7:45pm - Dinner: Select desired dishes from international buffet bar while enjoying live music and river cruise.
9:30pm - Arrive back at River City Pier.
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| River City Pier |
Some of the sights while cruising the Chaophraya River:
Day 2, we visited some of the famous temples in Bangkok. The best way to get to the temples in Bangkok is by riding the Chaophraya Tourist Boat. For 150 Baht, you will have a one-day unlimited access to the piers along the Chaophraya River. Click this link to know more about The Chaophraya Tourist Boat Route and Time Table - http://www.chaophrayaexpressboat.com/en/tourist/index.asp
The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) is a few minutes walk from the Maharaj Pier drop point. Entrance Fee is 500 baht / person.
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| Shoes are not allowed inside the temples so you need leave them outside |
Next we head off to the Temple of the Reclining Buddha or Wat Pho. From Grand Palace, you can walk or ride a tuktuk to head to Wat Pho. From Chaophraya River you drop off on Tha Tien Pier. The highlight of this temple is the 46-meter long reclining golden Buddha.
Due to our time constraint, we needed to head back to our hotel to check-out and check-in to a new hotel @ Lebua State Tower. After transferring, we had a bit of time to relax and again enjoy the view from our hotel room.
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| View from our room @ Lebua State Tower |
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| View from our room @ Lebua State Tower |
In the evening we head for Asiatique Night Market.
After Asiatique, its time to cap off the night with our complimentary drinks at the Sky Bar. It's a roof top bar at Lebua State Tower made famous by hosting the Hollywood film, Hangover 2.
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| Complimentary Drink Vouchers at The Sky Bar |
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| Signature Drinks, Hangovertini & Dome Mojito |
Unfortunately, our time is short. There are a lot more things to do and more places to visit here in Bangkok. If you ask me If I want to go back to Bangkok, my answer is YES, definitely. Most probably I would visit the rest of Thailand too.
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