March 16, 2016 early morning flight to Bangkok. We were ready as early as 4am to go to the Aiport. We chose a budget airline to travel for this trip, thru Tiger Airways and decided for a return trip from Vietnam thru AirAsia. I have traveled Bangkok a few times in the past, but this time, I'm taking family and giving them a tour. Booked our hotels thru Booking.com Arrived Bangkok earlier than scheduled, set my time to one hour back as it is behind Singapore time. Worked on getting to the basement area, got our tokens for the CityTrain, reached the city area in about 30minutes time. Despite the lack of sleep, it was fun knowing it will be a full day of Adventure. I brought along my sister in law, my younger brother and my husband. We listed a few places to see and visit for the day. Most of the places I picked are famous places that are landmarks and listed as best places to see in Bangkok. We managed our way to get to the Train station towards Victory Monument BTS Station. The trains were quite easy to navigate and most of the signs are visible so it is not hard to go about the area based on the directions. After the Grand Palace Tour and resting there for a little while, we then decided to go for the Rivercruise that would take you around the highlights by the River. From Grand Palace, we took a Tuk-tuk and headed towards the River area. When we got there, there were a few shops too that you can buy food, local delicacies, hats, clothes and souvenirs. We bought a few pants that had elephant prints on it. It was cool and very colourful. I have visited Bangkok in the past, it was on a business trip and made great friendships. This visit, I decided to get in touch and meet up that evening to enjoy dinner. My Friend Ratasat asked us to come by Train Night Market. There were lots of options there for food! All these fascinating way of cooking, lots of fresh seafood, Thai food. It was a nice night and great night for a glass of cold drinks. There was music and lots of people there enjoying the night. Our itinerary for the next day would be to travel to the border of Thailand to cross towards the border of Cambodia. As we spent the whole day and night visiting all the sights and top places to go in Bangkok, we went home late night to rest for the night. We are supposed to be at the Hualamphong train station by 5am to catch the train that travels to the border. We will travel at 5:55am towards Aranyaprathet and expected to arrive there at , from there we will go to the border of Thailand and Cambodia. Thinking about walking in between the borders was quite exciting for me. You will be crossing this area that you not in any of the two countries. It sounded dangerous, but it was a feat to conquer. They said there were a lot of other options to travel towards Cambodia but I personally chose to take the train even if it will be slower than all other means as we wanted a first hand experience how people travel. We got there very early and started to look for coffee. We had to get drinks to take with us on the 6 hour train ride. It was indeed a fruitful trip. We arrived the border of Bangkok and crossed the border to go to Cambodia. Will write another entry for the Siem Reap and Phnom Pehn travel. Thanks for reading!
Another trip to Vietnam and this is in SAIGON. It was beautiful country to visit and a nice place to discover amazing places. Enjoy the country with me -- Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, listen), formerly named Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn, listen) is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor (Khmer: ព្រៃនគរ), an important Khmer sea port prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochin-china and later of the independent state of South Vietnam from 1955-75. Went to Vietnam for Holidays during the month of December. It was colorful with all the lights and decorations. Bến Thành Market is a large marketplace in the downtown area of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and one of symbols of Hồ Chí Minh City, popular with tourists seeking local handicrafts, textiles, áo dài, and souvenirs, as well as local cuisine. |
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