❤ Monday, June 02, 2008
Day 5: City Tour/Chatuchek Weekend Market
Boat tour around the main attractions along the river which segment the old BKK and the modern one. The only pitstop was to Wat Arun Temple which we opted to linger around the religious area while some went in to seek blessings. Next was to the jewelry shop and honey farm. Less than a quarter bought their stuff which caused a lil grumblings from the tour guide. I supposed tipping rose from 80THB to 100THB. Then we realized, we had already made tipping on the first day to our designated driver/guide. Since, there was a change in tour guide, we had to tip again. Sigh. Cheated though it was only 400THB.
Drop off point was at Chatuchek which the driver took dinosaur time to reach. 2 hours and we had drifted further than expected. Along the way, we pass by Dusit Zoo which we had initially planned to visit. 5 days in BKK therefore we were sort of familiar with the different districts which made us even certain that he lost his way. No wonder for his frequent stopovers to ask for directions.
Boat tour around the main attractions along the river which segment the old BKK and the modern one. The only pitstop was to Wat Arun Temple which we opted to linger around the religious area while some went in to seek blessings. Next was to the jewelry shop and honey farm. Less than a quarter bought their stuff which caused a lil grumblings from the tour guide. I supposed tipping rose from 80THB to 100THB. Then we realized, we had already made tipping on the first day to our designated driver/guide. Since, there was a change in tour guide, we had to tip again. Sigh. Cheated though it was only 400THB.
Drop off point was at Chatuchek which the driver took dinosaur time to reach. 2 hours and we had drifted further than expected. Along the way, we pass by Dusit Zoo which we had initially planned to visit. 5 days in BKK therefore we were sort of familiar with the different districts which made us even certain that he lost his way. No wonder for his frequent stopovers to ask for directions.
Left Chatuchek much earlier than planned. Surprisingly, the urge to shop was totally at its pit. The crowd and heat was overwhelming that I had no interest in anything. So BUDS ice-cream at an air-con shopping mall. ((:
Day 6: Back home
Packed our luggage. For our food stuff, all check-in into a big box. Thankfully, the hotel had it. One dumb question that I asked “Is the box big enough?” which I wanted to ask was “how big is the box?” The operator’s reply was YES. Buds couldn’t help laughing at my bimbotic question.
Day 6: Back home
Packed our luggage. For our food stuff, all check-in into a big box. Thankfully, the hotel had it. One dumb question that I asked “Is the box big enough?” which I wanted to ask was “how big is the box?” The operator’s reply was YES. Buds couldn’t help laughing at my bimbotic question.
