Finally an international trip after 3
years. Since we decided to leave our daughter for this trip, we choose to go
when she get holidays. Her school will be closed for Pooja holidays during
October month, so we decided to go on those days.
After a month of analysis, we
shortlisted 3 nights for Bangkok & 4 nights for Phuket. There are also many
more places came for discussion. Due to time constraints we settled with
Bangkok and Phuket.
Booked flight tickets & hotel
rooms 4 months before the journey date. All the tickets have been booked
through makemy trip.
Prepared
the itinerary one month before the journey date and made the required bookings
well in advance.
Day 1:
Since our check in
time was 3 PM, we already decided to keep our luggage in hotel and go for
sightseeing, as planned we informed the hotel reception and kept our bag in
luggage room. Got refreshed in hotel rest room and started our first day in
Bangkok.
As I said, I had a detailed research and planned our activities
well before the trip. So it wasn’t difficult for us to go through the city, in
fact we never asked help from any locals during our entire trip.
Our first spot is to cover wat arun, grand palace & wat phra.
Planned to cover all this area through boat in chao phroaya river, this is very
cheap and will reach the destination much quicker then by road.
Breakfast on the go - We had this from a local shop at Wat
Rajsingkorn pier.
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| Customised breakfast bowl |
1st stop Wat Arun.
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| 1st Selfie in bangkok |
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| Crazily taller and slightly weirder buildings |
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| While waiting for the boat.. |
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| The famous Temple - Wat Arun |
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| Had to pose before these stunning walls at Wat Arun |
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| Elegance - Wat Arun |
Guide:
After
30 minutes of ride, get down at Tha Tien pier, and went to WAT arun. Entrance
cost is 100 baht. It is also called as temple of dawn, Given the beauty of the
architecture and the fine craftsmanship it is not surprising that Wat Arun is
considered by many as one of the most beautiful temples in Thailand.
Shopping:
Few
shops are available, but beware of the cost factor. All items are sold 3x time
of their original price.
2nd Stop Wat Pho:
Guide:
WAT
PHO is also called as temple of reclining Buddha with 15 meters tall, 46 meters long
Buddha's feet are 5
meters long. You’ll need to take your shoes off to enter, you can have your
shoes in the plastic bag provided. If you need good luck, purchase a bowl of
coins at the entrance of the hall which you can drop in the 108 bronze bowls
which line the length of the walls. Even if your wishes don’t come true, the
money goes towards helping the monks renovate and preserve Wat Pho. As this
place is valued, all visitors must wear appropriate clothing; this means no
exposed shoulders or skin above the knee. Entry for WAT PHO was 100 baht
3rd Stop:
Grand Palace:
Guide:
Grand
palace and WAT Phra, its around 1 km from wat pho. Grand palace was about to
celebrate 230 years in a month, so the place was closed on that day for
renovation.
Food:
Street food on the way to the
boat:
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| Coconut Ice cream with Bread |
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| Fried Snacks - Yum!!! |
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| Mataba - Thai street food |
Checked into plaza suite room
in Ramada riverside hotel.
Asiatique mall
This is a Thailand’s largest
open air mall located at riverside and faces the Chao Phraya River. It will
open from 5:00 pm till midnight, it has over 1,500 boutiques and 40
restaurants. Asiatique is definitely worth dedicating an evening to.
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| Starter - Crab |
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| Tom yum - Sea food soup |
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| Prawn dimsums |
