Thursday, August 15, 2013

Bangkok Trip 2013 - Day 5 (Airport - HOME)

11 Aug (Sun)

wakie early n go dwn 7-11 to tabao 2 packets of small sausages, 1 packet of bbq chix and seaweed chix for our lunch in flight~ bgt 2 slices of bread from one stall also, thb5 each slice.. 

Bread auntie
catered one hr journey to airport frm hotel.. glad tt the train is nt tt crowded as is on Sun! refunded our Rabbit card at Phaya Thai BTS as its nt valid for Airport Cityline.. Checked in our luggages n zoom to find some small bites.. saw many shops along our way from Cityline level to Departure level.. one whole stretch of restaurants at level 2.. Cityline level has subway..

Way to Airport~ 


bgt one packet of mango sticky rice thb150 for home! lots of mango slices! and had food at Twin Time, ordered duck rice thb120 n stired-fried pasta with spicy sauce garlic with shrimp thb120.. oh man, last time eatg here.. lol.. pasta is real spicy with lots of black pepper.. nt nice... 





...woah...

That's it for our Bangkok Trip 2013~ 
next trip to cover: SabX2, Som Thai, pig trotter, pig organ, kuay chup, Asiatique (standby)


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Bangkok Trip 2013 - Day 4 (The Bookshop - Greyhound Cafe - Chinatown)

10 Aug (Sat)

last full day in BKK.. tryg to plan as early as possible, but when we reached BTS, i realised we gt the makan place opening hr wrongly, shld b 11am instead of 10am.. haiz.. bk to T21 to spend our time before heading to Thong Lor BTS..

Iced Thai Milk Tea
will b gng The Bookshop at Ashton Condo, Sukhumvit Soi 38.. v easy to go as we get to see the Condo name once we exit from BTS.. the place is nt tt big as expected.. ordered grilled portobello mushroom at thb190, spicy prawn spaghetti at thb270, one cup of cappucino at thb130.. while waitg, took pics of the place, many books hanging in the air, as if they r dropping off from the shelves on e ceiling.. see is nice, but messy in pic.. lol.. food arrived.. wah, gd standard.. yummy mushroom~ and *Thumb Up* for its spaghetti~ so nice~~ strong olive oil n texture just up to standard.. even bf said nt bad.. haa.. and the bill comes with a book.. interesting.. total spent thb695..

From far, can get to see the Ashton Condo
Entrance of Condo 



Panorama View of The Bookshop




Cooking area


Grilled Portobello Mushroom

Spicy Prawn Spaghetti
Falling bookshelves above my head~ 
Bill in e book

went bk to his tailor at Boss Avenue to collect his shirt n pants.. and duno izzit cos cant eat enuff of the tasty spaghetti, im hungry again.. went to Greyhound Cafe @ Siam Center.. heng no need to wait tt long.. ordered Greyhound famous fried chix wings at thb110 (ard 7 wings, cheap n nice), Spaghetti Olio with Bacon at thb190 (cant compared to The Bookshop), Chocolate Banana Crepe Cake at thb120 (v big portion)..  was served with free bread.. oh ya, iced water is nt free in BKK.. 








Free hot bun with butter

Fried chix wings
Spaghetti Olio with Bacon

Choco Banana Crepe Cake
last to shop is MBK, the nearest shopping mall to our hotel, nt much things, v fast finish walking for us, haa..
and we finally gt our one n only shoes in BKK Siam Discovery?, from Melissa~ 50-60% off promo~ so comfy n only thb995 (sgd$42) after discount for mine.. his thb1595~ most impt is comfy wear...  after tt, bgt Krispy Creme from Siam Paragon FoodHall level~


bk to hotel n meet u with sis n fren to take cab at thb150 to Chinatown~ this time, we go to 和成豐 Hua Seng Hong Chinese Restaurant recommended by their fren for their crispy duck.. ordered their Sharkfin soup at thb500, Crispy roast duck thb320, HK style fried rice thb210 and fried morning glory thb100.. hmm, overall still ok, but nt tt fantastic as recommended by their fren.. lol.. took a walk n bgt titbits from 林真香 before our birdnest @ NamSing!! ordered one bowl each~ thb200 for mine.. yums..



Shark fins


Front view of the shop
Shark Fins
Duck meat
HK fried rice 
Morning Glory

Chinatown at night
Chinatown at night

Nam Sing~
Birdnest thb200

took cab bk to Siam at thb100.. wanna hv a last bite at Magnum cafe, but too full to hv it.. haiz, in e end, get it from 7-11 instead to end our last full day..




Jam Jam Jam..