BANGKOK TRAVEL ITINERARY 2015 - GRAND PALACE, BANGKOK [PART 5]

CONTINUATION OF BANGKOK TRAVEL ITINERARY 2015 PART 1,2, 3 AND 4

DAY 6 [TUESDAY - 17/3/15] 

- VISIT GRAND PALACE - WAT PHRA KAEW [TEMPLE OF THE EMERALD BUDDHA]

- LOCATED PHRA NAKHON 

- OPENS DAILY 8.30 AM – 3.30 PM 

- ADMISSION 500 THB 

- PROPER ATTIRE [NO SLEEVELESS SHIRTS OR SHORT PANTS OR SKIRTS. SARONG ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENT 

WAT PHRA KAEW IS WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF THE GRAND PALACE. YOU MAY NEED ABOUT 2 HOURS TO WALK AND COVER THE PALACE GROUNDS. Click here for more photos

HOW TO GET THERE: TAKE MRT TO HUA LAMPHONG STATION THEN TAXI OR TUK-TUK TO GRAND PALACE INSTEAD OF FERRY FROM BTS SAPHAN TAKSIN TO THA TIEN. TUK-TUK FARE IS 150THB WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE 4 PERSONS. 

NOTES: THE ADMISSION TICKET TO GRAND PALACE CAN BE USED FOR ENTRANCE TO VIMANMEK MANSION [TEAK HOUSE MUSEUM], ANANTA SAMAKHOM THRONE HALL AND AHBISEK HALL. THESE PLACES ARE LOCATED AT THE VICINITY OF DUSIT ZOO AREA. GET THERE BY TAXI.

- VISIT WAT ARUN 

YOU CAN SEE WAT ARUN FROM THA CHANG PIER. 

HOW TO GET THERE: TAKE FERRY ACROSS FROM THA CHANG OR THA TIEN PIER AFTER VISITING GRAND PALACE. PER TRIP IS 3 THB. ENTRANCE TO WAT ARUN IS 50 THB. Click here for more photos.

- VISIT ERAWAN SHRINE 

LOCATED IN FRONT OF GRAND HYATT ERAWAN HOTEL AT RATCHADAMRI ROAD. Click here to see more photos

HOW TO GET THERE: TAKE BTS TO CHIT LOM THEN BY FOOT OR BY TUK-TUK.

- VISIT MBK, SIAM PARAGON, CENTRAL WORLD AND PLATINUM FASHION MALL. 

THESE SHOPPING COMPLEXES ARE ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE WITH EACH OTHER. THEY ARE AROUND PLOEN CHIT ROAD, RATCHAPRASONG ROAD AND PHETCHABURI ROAD. 

OCCASIONALLY, THERE ARE THAI FOOD PROMOTIONS IN THESE AREAS WHICH ARE REASONABLY PRICES AND WORTHY TO TRY.

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BANGKOK TRAVEL ITINERARY 2015 - ANCIENT CITY, BANGKOK [PART 4]

CONTINUATION OF BANGKOK TRAVEL ITINERARY PART 1,2 AND 3

DAY 5 [MONDAY - 16/3/15]

- VISIT ANCIENT CITY [MUANG BORAN]

 SAMUT PRAKAN, BANGKOK. 

ADMISSION - 700 BAHTS [BUSES AND BICYCLES AVAILABLE TO TOUR THE AREA WHICH IS ABOUT 320 ACRES IN SIZE.

OPENS DAILY - 8.00 AM - 5.00 PM.

THIS PARK IS OUTSIDE BANGKOK, DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THAI CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE FORM OF THE MANY SIGNIFICANT BUIDLINGS AND HISTORICAL PLACES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.  THERE ARE ABOUT 100 MONUMENTS AND REPLICAS SUCH AS THE GRAND PALACE, FOOT PRINT OF  LORD BUDDHA, SARABURI, FLOATING MARKET VILLAGE, THAI JUNK, ROYAL BARGE ETC.  READ MORE>>

 

THIS VISIT MAY TAKE A FULL DAY BUT IT IS A PARK WORTH VISITING.

HOW TO GET THERE: TAKE BTS TO THE LAST STATION AT BEARING.  FROM THERE TAKE A TAXI TO ANCIENT CITY WHICH IS ABOUT 10 KM FROM BTS STATION.  TAXI FARE IS ABOUT 250 BAHTS.  THE PARK PROVIDES FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO BTS STATION AFTER YOUR VISIT AT CERTAIN HOURS.  CHECK AT THE TICKETING OFFICE FOR THE SCHEDULE AS IT DIFFERS ON DIFFERENT DAYS OF THE WEEK.

- DINNER AT TERMINAL 21 [PIER 21] 

LOCATED AT SUKHUMVIT BETWEEN SOI 19 AND 21 

AT TERMINAL 21, THE FOOD COURT IS CALLED PIER 21.  IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST, CLEANEST IN THE CITY.

THE FOOD COURT IS A PLACE WORTH DINING AT AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS STALLS SELLING LOCAL THAI FOOD [PAD THAI/ LAD NA], CHINESE [ROASTED DUCK, FUSION FOOD AND WESTERN FOOD.  FOOD IS GOOD AT VERY, VERY REASONABLE PRICE. 

WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FOOD HERE ARE POPULAR THAI FOOD PREPARE  BY CHEFS WHO HAVE LEARNED TO COOK THEM USING THE BEST RECIPES.  YOU CAN GET TO SAVOUR 3 DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD WITH 100 BAHTS AT THIS PLACE.

HOW TO GET THERE:  TAKE MRT TO SUKHUMVIT OR DIRECT ACCESS VIA SKYWALK BTS ASOK.