This was actually what I saved on my iPhone -_- I know, super fail at planning an itinerary. I tried my best already!! But anyway we didn't really follow the plans, normally before we sleep bb will ask me where I'd want to head to for the next day, then I'd say 'shopping lor', then yepppp shopping it is.
We took Tiger Airways, mainly cos it's the cheapest + the timings were what I wanted. Tip is to choose the earliest flight over (or a timing that is nearer to your hotel check-in time), and take the latest flight back home so you can shop for at least half a day before heading to the airport!
Day 1
Left the house at 8+am, bb's parents were really nice to send us to the airport :)
Checked in real early cos' I always read blogs about ppl checking in late and running to their gate. I wouldn't want that!!
EMPTY gate
Took this after boarding!
I basically slept throughout the whole journey because I slept at 3am and woke up at 7am that morning. Normally when I'm too excited I can't sleep!!
Reached Bangkok at 12:15pm! (They are an hour slower than us)
First thing we did was to get SIM cards to contact our family and also to call the hotel to pick us up. Impatient me queued up at one of the counters with shorter queue and er... the SIM card we purchased only enabled 1 free day of 3G on top of the usuals (call, SMS). 90baht only though! ~SGD3.60! Tip: If you have the time, queue up at all the telco companies and ask about their deal before purchasing hehe.
And our first meal at BKK: Subway -_- Same price as SG, but they had bacon!
First thing we did was to get SIM cards to contact our family and also to call the hotel to pick us up. Impatient me queued up at one of the counters with shorter queue and er... the SIM card we purchased only enabled 1 free day of 3G on top of the usuals (call, SMS). 90baht only though! ~SGD3.60! Tip: If you have the time, queue up at all the telco companies and ask about their deal before purchasing hehe.
And our first meal at BKK: Subway -_- Same price as SG, but they had bacon!
Shared a luggage with bb, so we had 1 big luggage + a smaller bag I carried with me for our valuables ($$). My plan was to buy another luggage from BKK to place all our buys in. But seriously 1 luggage for both of us was more than enough! Tip: Also carry another foldable hand-carry bag in the luggage. Just in case there's not enough space/luggage overweight!
We took the airport rail link from the airport to the city. They have 2 kinds of train, one is the express train which is slightly expensive and another train which will stop at all the stations (longer time taken). We wanted to take the express train but it just left the station, so since it's cheaper anyway, we bought the tickets for the other train. 2 pax for THB90 ~SGD 3.60!
On the airport rail link!
Pic on the left: Rural area. Pic on the right: City area.
The airport rail link will stop at a station called Phaya Thai, and this station is also one of the station on the BTS. So we got off at Phaya Thai airport rail link station, boarded the BTS, and continued taking the BTS to our stop (Phloen Chit)
When we reached Phloen Chit station, I called the hotel (Tenface Bangkok Hotel) to pick us up in their tuktuk! (As our hotel is a newly opened small boutique hotel, they actually provide complimentary 24 hrs tuktuk to pick up their hotel guests, so cool right!)
In our one-bedroom suite!
I don't know what else to say about the hotel/room other than... SUPERB!!! I love it sooooo much. There's a living room, a bedroom with toilet WITH bathtub (that's very impt right haha) + a closet area. Really huge! We paid SGD150/pax and it was super worth it! When I stepped into the room I was like 'woah, I like'
Got ready to head to Platinum mall after relaxing for a little while! I went crazy in the mall haha so no pictures taken at all. I remembered to take pictures only after shopping hehe. Took a cab to Plat mall from the hotel, meter and it cost... THB45 ~SGD1.80 ohmaigoose
Got ready to head to Platinum mall after relaxing for a little while! I went crazy in the mall haha so no pictures taken at all. I remembered to take pictures only after shopping hehe. Took a cab to Plat mall from the hotel, meter and it cost... THB45 ~SGD1.80 ohmaigoose
Ate at their foodcourt! Whelllllly cheap! THB40 per pax ~SGD1.60
Before we even started shopping, we walked past Swensens and I remember telling bb 'we HAVE to eat this after dinner'. And we did, after dinner! Super cheap and yummy! We ordered a chocolate milkshake and a chocolate icecream with waffle and banananananana. Total cost was THB178 ~SGD7.30
Served with ice water promptly!
Tip time!!! Tabao food back to the hotel! Cheap and yummy why not!
Hello yummies, I will be back for you. Wait for me.
After having a mouthful of both, I COULDN'T stop.
I was smiling, eating, and saying 'food orgasm' LOL
We wanted to take a cab back to the hotel actually, but it was getting late so NONE of the cab wanted to switch on their meter and were quoting like THB200!! Outrageous, that's like 5 times the price of when we took from the hotel to the mall!
We actually walked along the street (and got more clothes too hehe) and before we know it, reached Ratchaprarop BTS station! Took the BTS back to our station and then called for the complimentary hotel tuktuk to bring us back to the hotel!
We actually walked along the street (and got more clothes too hehe) and before we know it, reached Ratchaprarop BTS station! Took the BTS back to our station and then called for the complimentary hotel tuktuk to bring us back to the hotel!
The hotel was really sweet to provide us with cookies+fruits during our stay :)
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