The Bangkok & Hua Hin Project [Day1]

We departed from Alor Setar to Hatyai early in the morning. By the time we reached Sadao, it was time to have some breakfast before continuing our journey to Hatyai International Airport. The keoy chap we had was overall delicious, but kind of salty for me.

Keoy Chap 粿汁

After reaching Bangkok Don Mueang Airport in the afternoon, we quickly settled the car renting. We successfully negotiated a van rental (which accommodated six people) with driver for the five days journey. The price given was cheap comparing to other agencies in the airport. However, it will definitely be cheaper if one gets the contact of the driver and deal with the driver without getting through agency.

The hustle and bustle of Bangkok city. Traffic jam all the way from airport to hotel.

iBis Bangkok Riverside hotel. Pool view and river view from my room.

After checking in the hotel and getting a very short rest, we continued our journey to Chocolate Ville. At first, I thought Chocolate Ville is a place for shopping, sightseeing and eating. I was wrong! It is some sort like a themed restaurant, a very big restaurant. It is a place for people to have dinner. The view is superb! Although the food is a bit pricey, it is quite delicious.

Part of the view in Chocolate View.

German ham (can't remember the full name though).

"ma paw"

Tom yum goong (creamy). This was the best tom yum goong I had for the five days in Thailand.

Squid with salted egg.
It is similar to the 咸蛋虾菇 we always had, but the difference is this is not fried.

Lemon cheese cake.
Daddy could not wait for the food to be served. Tasted good!

Fancy dinner in beautiful place.

Some photo shooting after dinner.

Chocolate Ville after the Sun has set.

It was still early after we had our dinner and photo shooting. We then went to Asiatique for some shopping. My schedule was rearranged due to unexpected circumstances which were the horrible traffic jam in Bangkok and miscalculated the time for Chatuchak weekend market (only on Saturday and Sunday, 6am-6pm).

The famous night market, Asiatique.

By 11pm (Thailand time zone), we were already exhausted and went back to the hotel.

Overall, our first day in Bangkok started at 4pm. Within 7 hours, we only managed to visit two places in my schedule. Most of the time were stuck in the traffic jam, especially after working hour. Lesson learnt, try take public transport like MRT or BTS.