I hope you've had a good times like I did :D
So this year I finally could do a short getaway to Bangkok! Woohooo. After all the things that I've been through with thesis thing, this getaway is the best getaway I've ever had :D
I bought a ticket to Bangkok last year with Nidia. We bought those ticket without think twice, without asked anyone again whether they wanted to come with us or not. We just wanna get our holiday! The plane scheduled to depart at 31th March, 16:35 PM from CGK to BKK and back here at 3rd April, 20:40 PM from BKK to CGK.
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| Flight Details |
Actually this is the first time I'm going abroad without family and other adults, so I prepared everything well before the schedule. I booked the hotel, exchanged money, done a research about Bangkok from the transportation, maps and a must have visit place there.
The day come, I met Nidia at the airport at 1PM. We did a checked in, prayed, and eaten at the airport first and nicely sat in the gate to wait for the plane. Then we flight to Bangkok!
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| Dear Bangkok, here we come! |
At 20:00 PM, we got there! Finally, after waited for so long :'D Svarnabhumi Airport Bangkok was really nice and crowded! We have to queued for about 1 hour to took care of immigration thingy. But fortunately we met a cute foreigner from UK, so it didn't feel that long :p
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| Svarnabhumi Airport, right after hop out from the plane |
After that we bought a local simcard, but for tourist. The simcard name is Happy, it cost 500 THB for Full Blackberry Service for 1 weeks. It's quite expensive actually, but we didn't have much option. Then, we took a taxi to the Baiyoke Suite Hotel at Pratunam. It cost 400THB included the toll fee. We arrived at the hotel at 11PM and the area near hotel was really quiet. It's a lil bit scary. At first, we planed to go to the market near the hotel at 5 AM, but we scared that the street still dark,quiet and scary, so we went out from the hotel at 5.30AM. But we were wrong, when we go downstairs the street was already crowded! Because the market was located right in front of the hotel! There were a lot of shirts, dresses, shoes, pants, skirts, and other accessories all in the cheap price! When I first looked at the market, all I said that 'Man, I love this place!' :D We bought a couple of shirt there and also bought a breakfast. We ate our breakfast at the hotel room, took a bath, dressed up and ready to hit Chatuchak Market!
We go downstairs and ask the hotel bell boy about how could we get to Chatuchak. They said we could rode a taxi, tuk tuk or bus. So we challenge ourself to rode a bus. With just 17 THB for 2 person, we get to Chatuchak Market!
Chatuchak Market is a market that only open at Saturday and Sunday, so it attracted tourist, including me, to go there. The market was so big and sold a lot of things from outfits, shoes, accessories, handicrafts, and even pets! We want to bought everything because it costs cheaper than in Jakarta. After walked around and shopped, we were reaaaaaly hungry. So we search for moslem food in that market. Alhamdulillah we found it in no time. We ate kebuli rice with chicken and ice thai tea only 100THB :D
After we ate, we walked around the market again and took some photo. Then we planned to went back to hotel using MRT. But we don't sure where we should stop. We asked the security and unfortunately he can't speak english. So we just said the area where our hotel located and he kinda understand. He told us that we could use it and stop at Pecthaburi. We rode MRT happily and when we stop at Petchaburi...... we didn't know where should we do next! Okaaaay, officially lost in Bangkok. But I didn't feel worry at all. We tried to asked someone but they couldn't even understood what we said. So we took a taxi to go back to hotel. Mwahaha it's quite fun actually!
After we rested for a while at the hotel to pray, we went to Platinum Shopping Mall which located near our hotel. We bought a bunch of shoes there. Then we found a cart in front of the Platinum Shopping Mall which sold chicken sausage (Insya Allah Halal) for 50THB. It was the 2nd most delicious food that I've ever had after Indomie Goreng!
The first day were so great, but exhausted as hell. So after we got back to our hotel room, we just ate popmie and then went to sleep right away. We still had 2 more days to enjoy our getaway in Bangkok! The part 2 and part 3 of my bangkok getaway will be posted soon! :D
After we rested for a while at the hotel to pray, we went to Platinum Shopping Mall which located near our hotel. We bought a bunch of shoes there. Then we found a cart in front of the Platinum Shopping Mall which sold chicken sausage (Insya Allah Halal) for 50THB. It was the 2nd most delicious food that I've ever had after Indomie Goreng!
The first day were so great, but exhausted as hell. So after we got back to our hotel room, we just ate popmie and then went to sleep right away. We still had 2 more days to enjoy our getaway in Bangkok! The part 2 and part 3 of my bangkok getaway will be posted soon! :D
