Bangkok (Day 3)

Saturday, Jim and Gs heard drawers opening and closing repeatedly in the opposite room. These occurances should be considered normal for Asia Hotel which has rumours of ghost hauntings.

We woke up at around 8 am and headed to Chatuchak weekend market after our breakfast. Each of us bought an unlimited train ride for 1 day for only 90 baht. We then took the BTS to Chatuchak station and walked a short distance to the gigantic market. There are really a lot of shops inside and we split into 2 groups for more effective shopping. The shops seem to be endless and we were walking along rows and rows of shops. We spent most of our time in the clothing section and did not go over to the furniture, books and pets section. The weather was super hot as usual and inside the buildings were rather stuffy as well.

Bought several t-shirts and slippers at rather cheap prices. We got rather sick of shopping there and left after 3-4 hours.

Some photos at Chatuchak weekend market

We passed by Chatuchak Monument on the way to the BTS station and took some pictures as well.

On top of the BTS station, we can see from the number of cars that many people like to go Chatuchak market for the huge variety of goods available there and their economical price tags.

A picture of the train station.

We headed back to our hotel rooms to unload the things we just bought and headed to Chit Lom for lunch. Decided on Burger King as we wanted to eat something cheaper to save up for a more expensive dinner. Spent some time later at a few high class shopping centres nearby before heading over to Pratunam. We walked for around 15 minutes from World Trade Center to Pratunam Complex. There wasn't a lot of shops there and we crossed the road to Pratunam Market.

It was another big pasa malam and we browsed through the shops hoping to see anything nice to buy. We did not buy anything since we have bought most of what we wanted in Chatuchak. Clarence was not feeling too well as Jim accompanied him back to the hotel to rest. Derrick, Gs and I walked back to World Trade Center and walked along Skybridge to go to the shopping belt near Siam Station.

There were a lot of people there and we shopped until our legs were really tired. Went back our hotel so that we can meet up with Clarence and Jim for dinner. We decided on a nearby Thai restaurant as it is more convenient for all of us. The dishes are rather cheap but the servings are not a lot.

The three of us took BTS to Sala Daeng Station that is nearest to Pat Pong night market. Took several photos while waiting for Terence and Peiying to arrive.

There were quite a lot of stalls selling fake branded handbags and wallets. I was "forced" to purchase a fake Gucci bag after harassment from an aunty who kept pulling my hands after i asked the price.

We walked over to Silom and ended up at Silom Village, a food and beverages area, which we thought was another night market. Took cabs to Yaowarat again as it was the only area with the most shops or stalls open. Had seafood supper for our last good meal before leaving Bangkok the next day.

A really tiring day for all of us.