Bangkok 2018- Day 3 & 4

Day 3

Although hostel provide breakfast every day but i only ate once, there are so many choice here in BKK. Initially wanted to take bus directly to Yaowarat but change to take MRT to Hua Lampung instead.

Wat Traimir

Finally tried this popular Kway Chap.

50thb (small)
Very normal except the roast pork is pretty good

This look good but too full to try.
Deep fried yam with popiah skin

Walked to my favourite fish maw soup.
Just outside Tesco in Yaowarat, tuck in a street from the main yaowarat street.

60thb fish maw with crab meat and pork blood.

Sampeng Market
Tucked in the small street, mostly suveniour, fabric and hair accessories.
Did not see clothings, very long street.

ok, lost my way and managed to walk away the crowd.

Found this old time cafe, 益生老店。
All the customers are mainly 60year old onwards except me:)

Their tea (25thb) and custard toast (30thb) are pretty good too

Opposite this street are the chinese market where you can find fish maw, dried shrimps etc..

Too full to try this in the market.

Fish maw are pretty good price but the dried shrimps seem more expensive than SG.
Bot 180g dried shrimps for 180thb and 5 big piece of fish maw for 250thb.

Walked another 5mins to Rajchawongse Pier
Fast ferry 15thb back to Saphan Pier, took less than 10 mins.

Took BTS to Ekkamai from Saphan (44thb), fromt here i get a grab bike to Wattana Panich (36thb).

The beef broth is really good, I had the first bowl of mixed beef including tendons.
Ordered the second bowl iwth only beef balls and beef slices. The beef is tenderised, soft and smooth. Total 275thb including a drink.

The location is not accessible by train, so got to take grab bike back to BTS and took BTS to Siam.

Bought this is Siam Paragon supermarket.
Very crunchy and nice. 135thb

Forget to buy this to try, pink pomelo.

Now the shortcut from Paragon to Pratunam is closed till Nov 2018. No choice got to route a big round walk Ratchdamri road.

Siam Thai Massage (Yee Heng Siam Thai Massage)
Went for massage happy hour (9am- 7pm) 200thb for 1hr. Usual price @ 250thb.
Had been to a few massage place and this outlet has alwasy not disappoint me.

This is just outside Soi 15 Phetchaburi.

Old time favourite pancake with condensed milk and sugar. 50thb

After massage and walked to Siam square to try out Rod dee det other dish.
Pork chop and beef gravy rice. 80thb
Still prefer the beehun soup more...

Finally go back to my favourite dessert shop.

Magyori
Mont Blanc Chestnut 245thb
This is my favourite shave ice now!!!
The outer white coating is some salty cream, even the chestnut is soft n sweet.

There is a small piece of sponge cake inside the shave ice.

Last night in bkk, tried out the padthai jsut otuside my hostel.
This is highly receommended by the hostel staff.

Padthai 50thb
Not bad, just next to the braised pork leg.

Noodle soup 50thb

2 x chang beer 76thb

Day 4

Sabx2
Finally patronise the famous braised pork leg in Sabx2.
100thb for this plate, double the price for usual. And this is probably the worst braised pork leg rice I had in Thailand.

After lunch, go to Siam Thai massage again before i go back hostel n pick up my bag.

To avoid the heavy traffic, this time round I took BTS (44thb) and bus (30thb) to airport.
From Sala Daeng to Mochit station, exit 3 and walk down the stairs will see this bus stop.
Pay on bus.

Bus is about 15-20mins interval. It only took 15mins to reach airport for my case.
I took it at 1630hr, bus travel directly to expressway and there are no jam.

Total trasnportation cost to airport only 74thb, 50min.
This will be my way to airport in future.

Sandwich bought in airport 115thb

Total expenses for this trip including insurance, air ticket, accomodation and the rest.
10442thb (Exchange rate 24.24 to SGD)

Bangkok 2018- Day 2

Free breakfast provided by hostel.

Convent Road, one of the street along Silom.
There are plenty of street food here, morning till late night. Stalls will be different for morning and evening.

From hostel walk to my favourite padthai only 8mins.
Padthai Saladang
This is just behind Silom Complex, walk from the back door and enter a small street.

Padthai Mix (Shrimp + Squid+ Dried Shrimps) 50thb

The dried shrimp is so big and delicious. 
I tried to find in yaowarat and it is not cheap, more expensive than in Singapore.

One of my favourite Thai milk tea in BKK, Sala daeng BTS.

Next, took BTS to Saphan Taksin.

Thai Milk Tea 40thb
There are too many ice, just 2 mouthful and is finished.

From Saphan Taksin BTS, walk 5mins to this boat temple.

Wat Yannawa

Walked another 7mins to Saphan Pier.
Took Orange ferry (Chaoya express boat) to Wat Arun (20thb)

Wat Arun 
50thb entrance fee

From Wat Arun, go to pier 4 and take the ferry cross the river to Tha Chang Pier (4thb).

Wat Pho
100thb entrance fee
Have been here many times, mainly for their massage. The best in BKK!

Massage school inside Wat Pho

Waiting list is very long, waiting period is 1-1.5hrs. So take a queue and go out have a lunch and come back for the massage.
All the therapist are very good, well trained. Every touch are exact at the right spot.

Back to this cafe, just outside Wat Pho.There are plenty of cafe in this vicinity.

Need to wait for awhile as there are limited seats inside.

Had a cashew chicken rice, prawn cake and Singha beer.
Previously is very good, but the portion for prawn cake had reduced significantly.

Singha beer 75thb
Prawn cake 80thb
Chicken cashew nut rice 85thb

Walked to another part of old bangkok, and saw this canal resemble the Amsterdam. 

Giant Swing

Passed by Thipsamai and bought my favourite Orange juice.
It is now 160thb for big ones. The small ones are often sold out.
*Reminder, not to buy from thipsamai anymore, HAd diarrhea a couple of times after drinking. And it is not the first time I have this reaction.*

From Thipsamai, walked 10mins to Phanfa bridge to take long tailed boat to City.
In BKK it is the ebst to use ferry or boat to access between City and Old bangkok. This area is often jam.

Boat to Hua Chang (9thb), alight here if going to Siam. Next stop will be pratunam.

From Hua Chang, walked around 10mins to Siam Square.
Found this again, previously at the back alley and now moved to Siam square Soi 2.

Kway Teow Neu 50thb

After dinner, walked 12mins to Erawan Shrine.
Get 4 dancers (360thb) to dance for Erawan.

Heading back to hostel, today use this Thaniya Road and realised this is Japanese street where alot call girls are sitting along the steet proaching men for service. Some of them speak Japanese. There are alot Japanese restaurant here too.

This is located next street to my hostel, Patpong I.
24hr supermarket.

Went to 7-11, wanted to buy some beers but they stop selling after 12mn.
Bought this CP food pig trotters to try out in hostel.

The sauce is not bad but the cuts of the pork is terrible,