Day 1

Arrived at Bangkok and took a taxi down to our hotel, Indra Regent. Taxi fare is approximately $THB 250 and be sure to have some loose $THB 20 notes as you are expected to pay for the road toll fee of $THB 60 (on top of the $THB 250). Checked into Indra Regent and hopped out of it immediately. No time wasted. My wife and I went around to locate the hyped Pratunam Market. We skit around the Ratchapharap road and attemped to search for the lanes that sell youngsters clothings but failed. Instead, we found lots of auntie clothings and swimwares and lots of stray cats and dogs. Through some winding roads, we finally came to an outing and we saw Platinum Fashion Mall. So off we go. As we did not have lunch, first thing is to settle our stomachs. We had "Mr Bun" (their version of the now defunct Rotiboy) for $THB 10, a crepe with banana and chocolate filling and some coffee and tea at "Grand Canyon Coffee" (their answer to Starbucks). While enjoying the air-conditioned room, we saw across the road, a street selling youngster clothings. Pratunam Market! We rushed to the street and begin walking the strip. It was hot and sweaty. If you can stand Bugis Village in the afternoon, then perhaps you can tolerate this street much better than me. This street closes at around 1730 hours, so we made our way to the shopping malls beside it, Krung Thong Plaza and City Complex Pratunam. We were surprised at the offers of wholesale prices of clothings at these malls, but as the area is closing soon, we were forced to make our exit sonner than we want to. Our stomachs were growling at this time and as planned, we wanted to try the buffet dinner at "Beiyoke Sky" (the tall building at the background). The lobby of this hotel is on the 17th floor. We were told to purchase the buffet ticket from the counter. We were turned off by the price (costs around SGD$40 per pax) and make our exit quickly. At the ground floor, we saw from a sign board which states that guests can dine at 50% off the price. Sheesh. As it is difficult to find restaurant food around this area (or at least I am unaware off), we have to settle for Macdonald (2 set meals that costs around SGD$8) at Indra Square (mall connected to Indra Square). We ended our day with Thai Foot massage at a Nail cum Saloon cum Foot Massage shop opposite to Indra Square. Foot massage costs around $THB 250 (need to bargain!) and they apply a kind of minty cream on your legs. My wife and I did not really like the service here as the massagers were not really paying attention, unlike other shops which we went to. They were too engrossed to their local drama! Our day ends at 22:30 hours and we were dead-beat! You can't imagine we slept like logs as soon as we hit the bed after our bath.