Lots of food, cheap massages, cute coffee shops, and hours on public transportation.
When you read about Thailand on other travel blogs, people suggest you don’t spend more than two days in Bangkok. They say that it is too big of a city and there isn’t much to do here. I am going to completely disagree. Just the two lazy days we have spent here have been so full of joy and excitement. I can safely say that we have loved being in Bangkok.
August 22, 2019
We were jet lagged, so of course we were up with the sun. We we’re out the door by 8 am, ready to figure out the BTS. The BTS is Thailand’s sky train system in Bangkok. It is actually really slick and helpful for getting into the city center. We conveniently live about a minutes walk from the nearest sky train station, Pu Chao. We bought day passes the first day, as we didn’t know how many times we would need to get on and off the train. The day passes are 140 baht (roughly $5 USD) and were totally worth it.
We sat on the train until a lot of people got off and then decided it would be a good place to try and explore (because that is how we are vacationing this month). Right after we got down the stairs we found the cutest coffee shop. We got a smoothie to share and sat down to enjoy the environment.
After we had the energy to go exploring again, we were set on getting Thai massages. We found the cutest little back alley place and followed this woman up four flights of stairs. We unfortunately had to leave our shoes at the bottom and I was almost positive someone from off the street was going to steal them. Our massages were amazing and only cost about $10 USD for the hour. Can’t beat that anywhere in the states. We climbed back down the stairs, found our shoes, and continued roaming around Bangkok!
Bangkok is known for its street food, so while I was advised by my doctor to stay away from street food, there is no way to experience Bangkok without trying everything your my can possibly hold. So we went and found some street food stalls and tried everything imaginable.
After we were sufficiently stuffed, we jumped back on the BTS and got off at Siam square, a huge shopping center in Bangkok. We roamed through some book stores, street stalls, and lots of bakeries. We found some milk boba tea and gave that a try. Jon loves the boba and I love the milk tea. It was a pretty good compromise.
After all our exploring, we were so ready to call it a day. We headed back and took a quick dip in our rooftop pool. It has an amazing view and felt so nice in the crazy Bangkok heat.
August 23, 2019
We really played this day easy. We went out and got some food in the morning, and then headed back to our airbnb. Remember when I said I was advised against street food? Well by the next day I was already feeling the affects of my decisions. We came back to our airbnb and just took it easy until dinner. Around dinner time though, we went out to Siam Square again and found a nice sit down restaurant. We both got huge plates of noodles and shared sticky mango rice for dessert. It was without a doubt, one of the yummiest meals we have ever eaten.
After dinner we jumped back on the BTS and ended up walking about 10 minutes from the Chit Lom station to the Neon Night Market. As we came over the overpass I snapped a picture of the market in the daylight. We wandered around until it got dark, and that last picture is at the same place but in the dark. It was so worth the walk to see all the lights and craziness of the market.
I will say though, this market was for primarily tourists. That means the vendors are a lot more in your face that most places. They will shove menus or their product right up in your face as you're walking by. They aren't mean, but if that type of thing overwhelms you, probably should stay away from this market.
Both days were less touristy, as we were still recovering from a little bit of jet lag and getting used to the area we are in this week, but we honestly would have come to Bangkok just for the street food!
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