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Written by Shirley T
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Sunday, 26 October 2008 19:13 |
 Do you know what we did last summer? Below detailed exactly what we did in Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Damnoen Saduak and Kanchanaburi in 7 days and 6 nights.Day 1: 2 July 2008 - Wednesday17:45 - Arrive at Bangkok (BKK) - Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Mr Kong is waiting for us and transfers us to Wendy House, a backpacker hostel in Patumwan of Bangkok City Centre. I booked Wendy House via online for the first night. The service is good and the room is clean, so we decide to stay for the rest of ou… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 20 October 2008 17:36 |
 After leaving the ground of The Grand Palace, we took a left turn back to the main road where the three elephants statue is and walked towards south along the wall of The Grand Palace. That afternoon was hot and luckily we brought along an umbrella for shade. Rain or shine, we were determined to make it.At the end of the wall, there is a junction, we made a right turn and several tourist buses were there. Yup, we were getting closer to the entrance of Wat Pho. It is open from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm a… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 18:08 |
 Known as top tourist attraction, The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew were among the top three itineraries in our Bangkok visit. Having said that, it took us two days and three attempts to reach The Grand Palace after we had arrived in Bangkok! If you read my previous article, we were somehow being diverted by the touts on our first and second attempt to reach this significant landmark of Bangkok. As soon as we saw the signboard and Grand Palace buildings (from our wild guess) by the road side, we… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 17:12 |
 Chao Phraya River Cruise was never in our itinerary but somehow we were being 'convinced' to try. This cruise began from Rajinee pier (N7), going along Chao Phraya River. After passing by Wat Arun, the boatman took a left turn into a canal in the heart of Thonburi.Wat Arun viewing from Chao Phraya river. |
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Written by Shirley T
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 15:01 |
 Two main reasons of why we placed Wat Saket or Golden Mount first in our Bangkok city tour. First, Wat Saket is located at a relatively high spot to catch the skyline of Bangkok. Second, it can be reached by boat from the place we stayed.However, when we arrived at Golden Mount, there were more that we discovered. In 1792, King Rama I did perform the royal bathing here after he became the new ruler of the kingdom. It was built on an artificial hill under the sponsorship of King Rama III and comp… |
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