It's mi ~ MiaMi: Bangkok + Pattaya Trip 2

here comes the 2nd day!! where the REAL journey started!

yeah yeah! woke abt 7am n took our buffet breakfast in hotel @ 8am...

well, we stayed in Bangkok City Suite. Abt rm80 per nite, with

buffet breakfast provided for everyday. the hotel is 3 stars and importantly, the bathroom is clean...thg i most care when choosing a hotel...also, very near town.

our 1st destination was Grand Palace! If there is one must-see sight that no visit to Bangkok would be complete without, it's the dazzling, spectacular Grand Palace, undoubtedly the city's most famous landmark.

we got to GP by boat, docked at Center Pier and bought the ticket which cost 120baht for unlimited ride along da Chao Phraya river, there, u will get to see the serene family homes and temples dotted along the waterways which inspired Bangkok's reference as the "Venice of the East"

waiting for the boat

We went down at Pier 9, and walked for 200m to reach the Grand Palace. Seriously, i was amazed by thai architecture! it's simply stunning...of course, AWESOME!

da admission to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Central Court of the Grand Palace is 250 Baht (RM25+/-), note that the admission fee also includes an admission ticket to Vinanmek Museum that can be used within seven days of your Grand Palace visit, we were so blur as we bought ticket for double entry and realized only when we already in Malaysia. *gong*

1 important thg colleague reminded me was there is strict dress code for visiting the Grand Palace. where no short, no sleeveless, no sandals/flip-flop is allowed. :) we were all well prepared, yet this drove me crazeee, wearing long pants walking in oven it's killing!

not to 4get, you may get visited Wat Phra Kaew, by using same entrance ticket...anyway, visiting the Grand palace enough to make us sweat like hell, it is so HUGE and CROWDED as today is 1st May!!

Pictures say a thousand words...

finally found the entrance after went into 3 wrong entrance -___-

pretty impress wif the craving skill

hand(or feet) of Dragon?

the sissies...:p

oric snapped this while we were taking break due to the killing weather...simply adore this photo...

all of us couldnt stand for da weather da 1st day, perharps still not get use to it...perharps, tat day was having the most terrible weather...we took lunch abt 12pm...simply choose a thai restaurant, where we could enjoy the aircons...cooling n refreshing...!!

kinda expansive and small portion, yet we finished 'em all...simply appetizing, especially the TomYam soup

didnt feel like continue the journey after lunch...sleepy n lazee...hehe...!! anyhow, continue to explore da bangkok by visiting WAT PO...it's the largest temple in Bangkok and famed for its huge and majestic reclining Buddha measured 46 metres long and covered in gold leaf. The entrance fees is 50 baht.

big big sleeping buddha

i dunno what the towers behind meant...sum1?

took 1 hour there, and we really keeled over...not even visited the famous Wat arun, temple of dawn, which is very near to us...made decision not to continue and wanted to back 2 hotel and rest...so, from Pier 8 we took the boat again...

half way, we found there is a cafe wif air cond, immediately jump down from the boat and get ourself some refreshment...rest for little while and went back to hotel for shower...

6pm sharp, journey started again :p went to CHina Town to grabbed the dinner~~ many ppl recommanded me to try the shark fin n birdnest at the china town...well, let's give it a try *wink*

simply find a restaurant and started to order, tomyam again...n my favourite grass noodle cooked wif prawn...

every1's favourite except stupid tk who dare not try any spicy food

my favourite!! smell so great, and the prawn is super big!! anyway...i dun adore prawn...but the grass noodle is wonderful!!

fried oyster...wow! the oyster is superb!

vege is a must, prevent constipation...haha..else tmr cant pangsai!!!

i fall in love wif goose after last macau trip! try this...*thumb up*

we took the 100baht per bowl bird nest as our dessert, too bad we didnt snap any photos...anyhow, da bird nest is so so only...rm10 only, wat u expect more, right? the whole dinner cost us 2000baht+++...expansive but not really impressive...wif this price i believe i can grab somethg better...

we were all so full...sight-seeing in china town, but really found nth could really catch our attention...so we proceed to Khao San road earlier...Khao San rd and the surrounding area, definately a place that worth a visit, is a maze of hotels, guesthouses, travel agents, restaurants, pubs, clubs… Whatever you are looking for! esp for ppl like us, travelers and budget tourists...

wandered and shopped along the rd, and we found there is many "cocktail stall", where you will get to see da stall is having all kinda liqour and they offer u cocktail, all u need to do is pay and sit along da road n enjoys your drinks! kinda funny, but cool~~

like da kids tat share drinks..

kinda fall in love wif khao san road nightlife, about 10++, Khao San Road's clubs kick into life!! These play mostly hip-hip, house and pumping pop, alongside a dash of indie, rock and reggae. wow...Very eclectic! we too, placed ourselves in one of the pub, namely Silk Bar and grabbed some drink

ordered a tower of heineken...

and

Singha beer, the oldest Thai beer...da taste is really "normal", meaning it could go for almost any other brand you know and there is no specific character for this beer...hehe, but i would prefer this more than carlsberg...