I’m not a big fan of shopping. But this is our second trip to bangkok, so we didn’t really do much sight-seeing. mostly just shopping and eating. These are the things we did this round. When we touched down in Bangkok, we headed straight for kellynne’s apartment and unloaded our luggage.
Inside her service apartment – very cozy!
Outside the apartment on Sukhumvit Soi 16…
Chatuchak Weekend Market
We spent some time at the Chatuchak Weekend Market for a little shopping. It’s the largest market of the world. It covers over 35 acres and contains upwards of 15,000 stalls. It is estimated that the market receives between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors each day. Most stalls only open on Saturdays and Sundays.you can find anything from home decor, books, fruits, and flowers…
There are also loads of local fare when it comes to food…
Siam Square & Central Bangkok
Siam Square is a shopping and entertainment area in Bangkok, Thailand. Within Siam Square itself, there is a wide range of shops and services, including tutor schools, restaurants, cafe, designer clothing boutiques, record stores, bookshops, Hard Rock Cafe and banks. The customers vary from young-aged school and college students to office workers and foreign tourists. It is sometimes referred to as the “Shinjuku of Thailand”.
Off to the New Light Coffee House in Siam Square for dinner…
we had prawns, kang kong, chicken and cashew nuts, savoury pork
Siam Square is very lighted up and bustling with life…
Me with a coconut on the streets lined with little shops
Probably the only Christmas Tree in bangkok @ Central World
devotees at a shrine of the Four-Faced Budha just outside a mall…
all the big beer players were there! :)
they even had live bands under each brand…
And what’s thailand without some deepfried bugs?
These are what we brought back to the apartment…
They are not for decoration -most of it went into my tummy
Suan Lum Night Bazaar
Suan Lum Night Bazaar is a market in Bangkok’s Pathum Wan district, at the intersection of Rama IV and Wireless/Sathorn Roads, opposite Lumphini Park at the Bangkok Metro’s Lumphini Station. Located on land owned by the Crown Property Bureau, it opened in 2001. The lease on the property ran out in 2006 and the market would reportedly be closed in 2007. It was still open when we were there though.
The Night Bazaar provided us with a nice after dinner walk and more shopping
Look at the size of the beer garden, it even comes with live entertainment
Erawan Elephant Museum
As you drive into Samut Prakan Province from Bangkok, you can’t help but notice the giant three-headed elephant alongside Sukhumwit Road. This is the Erawan Museum contained within the world’s largest elephant. It is about 50 metres or 15 storeys high. The five storey museum inside the elephant contains antiquities and such.
The museum from a distance…
As we enter, I couldn’t help but look inside the mouth of a bronze dragon
The 3 headed elephant looks monstrous to me. lol.
The top level of the museum is beautiful with a gallery of budhas…
Inside the elephant is a beautifully decorated spiral staircase and stained glass celing.
