Bangkok-Pattaya Trip Day 1: Platinum Fashion Mall, Chinatown

     Hello everybody ^^
This is my very first time went to another country so i'm very excited.My friend said it'd better when we go to a new place with a tour because it will be easier. So me, my 3 girl friends, one of my friends parents, her grandmother and her neighbor (total 10 person) went to Bangkok with TIS Tour & Travel. It's a private tour so it's quite expensive USD 600 + USD 15 for tour guide tips with minimum 10 pax but we can negotiate places that we want to go.

It's Monday morning (2013/03/11), my flight is on 07.20 AM with Air Asia and will arrive at Bangkok on 10.45 AM and i'm already arrive at Soekarno-Hatta airport from 5.00 AM!!
After transfer our luggage (max 15 kg and hand carried max 7 kg), check in and went to the airplane finally 07.20 AM we set off from Soekarno-Hatta to Don Mueang Internatinal Airport.
Jakarta to Bangkok, 3 hours and 30 minutes in the plane (Airasia) was really torture me. The seat is very straight and narrow so it's makes me headache. But 3 hours long was passed quickly because i'm listening to music :)

Finally i arrived at Bangkok *yeay* Bangkok has the same time as Jakarta (WIB) so it's easy, we don't have to adjust the time. Just one thing that makes me confused at first was the people. Thai look exactly the same (appearance) as Indonesian. But i got suprised when they talked. At first i thought 'what are they talking about?' and i realized i'm not in Indonesia but Thailand. Haha so i must adapt with that.

We met our tour guide, mr. A and he is a Thai but can speak Indonesian like a native. We go around with a minibus with a crazy driver. Really. The driver makes me and my friends want to throw out. He drive like a racer and stop like it was nothing. Even my camera falls when the car stop.

Even though the driver was crazy but i still enjoyed Bangkok city view. It's busy like Jakarta but it's clean and organized (but the traffic jam was damn crazy!!) and even there's many cars but Bangkok isn't very polluted because they used gas fueled car.

Back to the trip, from airport we went straight to Platinum Fashion Mall. It's the largest wholesale shopping and famous for selling good clothes with cheaper price.

Before Shopping, we ate at the foodcourt. We must buy the card to eat at this foodcourt. (If there's excess money in the card you can swap it with real money. If not, the food seller will take your card)

 the booth to buy the card

 I ordered Roasted Duck with Rice 50 Baht. It was too sweet.

After shopping around, we all feel really tired so we go to hotel. Our hotel is Grande Ville Hotel and it's located near Chinatown.

hunting day 1 hehe

After resting for a while at the hotel, we decided to dinner at Chinatown. Because today dinner isn't a part of our tour, so we go by our self. It's quite confusing because we don't know where exactly the place and lost but at the end we found it :D

 

 

pomegranates juice, 100 Baht. perfect drink to remove your dehidration

 

 the satay seller

 We ate at a crowded food stall (because usually the crowded one is the delicious and cheaper so many ppl will come) and order Tom Yum, Pork with oyster sauce, rice and mineral water. And it was really, really delicious! Its all cost 400 Baht. Sorry i can't take a pict of the whole meal because i was really hungry and forget about it. lol

 After that we went to 7eleven to buy sim card for our phones.

The number is 69 Baht and the refill is 100 Baht

Back to the hotel, the view from my room is very nice and lovely. Love it!!

Stay tuned for Bangkok Trip Day 2 :))



Platinum Fashion Mall
Address: 222, Phetchaburi Road, Thanon Phetchaburi, Rachathewi
Open hours: Everyday 9 AM to 8 PM

Grande Ville Hotel
http://www.grandevillehotel.com/