I am so excited..will be revisiting Bangkok for the 4th time next month. First time was a company trip, Second time was with a friend, third was last year with my in-laws. This time, it'll be just dear and me! I promised myself before never to revisit a country too many times cause I wanna save the time and money to visit the rest of the world before I grow old..budden the temptation of the cheap and good shopping in Bangkok is just too hard to resist! The clothes, bags, watches at quarter the price here but triple the variety caused me to book the trip there for the third time! This time round, our agenda is mainly home shopping..need to lookout for home decoratives to beautify our plain white rooms. Can't wait to grab the great finds. Here is some pics of my last Bangkok trip to share.
The last thriving floating market in Bangkok. Its located on the outskirts of Bangkok, the bus ride there will take 45mins. Throughout the journey, we'll pass by salt farms, traditional thai wooden huts etc. Tour guide told us that this market is still surviving due to tourist support...if not, it'll die off very soon as well. However, glad to see that nearby residents still visit this market for their daily groceries. Although majority of the boats sell souveniers, there is still a good number which sells traditional thailand snacks..and we grab the chance to try as many as we can.
This is a typical insects vendor in Jatuchak (JJ Market). I learnt recently that the Chatuchak that Singaporeans know is actually called Jatuchak...so be sure to tell the tuk tuk or taxi driver the correct name so that you won't waste time trying to guess the place. So anyone dare to try any of this delicacy? My friend told me he tried before..and its tasteless except for the taste of oil..guess thai's use this to supplement their protein intake.
A typical Tuk-Tuk, vanishing pretty fast also..only about 10,000 left in Bangkok. Be sure not to be taken in by their invites to Jewellery Shops etc. The driver will tell you to help him..go there look around and he'll get free petrol...but if you're kind enough and have some time (like what we did), go there, walk very fast and finish the tour in 5mins, then leave. He gets his petrol, you get your cheap Tuk-Tuk ride, everybody's happy.
