Sunday, July 5, 2009

Honeymoon Part 2 - Bangkok

Upon reaching Bangkok Airport, we immediately took a cab to our hotel "Lebua at State Tower". The ride took us 1 hour and cost us 400 baht. The funny thing was that instead of going to the arrival hall to queue up in the hall, we decided to try our luck to go to the departure hall to get a cab as the queue in the arrival hall is quite long.

Upon stepping out of the airport, a man approached us and asked us if we need a ride and we said yes and agreed on the price. we thought its a taxi but it turns out to be a private car, which means this man is just a civilian but earning a quick buck!! So smart!!

Upon reaching the hotel, we were treated like royalties with a person opening our door and 2 others greeting us and following us. But the thing that blow us off is the feeling when you stepped into the lobby, it is fantastic!!



While we waited for the check-in, we went to their lounge for an afternoon tea.


Ordered a pot of Darjeeling Tea only cos it costs S$20 before tax. And when the tea came, we felt everything's worth it when we saw the beautiful pot, utensils and the special nuts and chocolates that came with it! Karen & I simply love the setting.. reminds us of the tea we had in Goodwood Park Hotel.



It's very contemporary and modern and definitely very classy, we fell in love with this hotel already. And guess what? They checked us in into their suite at Level 54!!! This reminds me of the time when our boss Nicholas Goh brought us to the same building level 64 for a open-air dining during our incentive trip in 2006.


"Lebua at State Tower" is considered one of the best hotel in Bangkok.


Take a look at our suite.



Bathroom...



And they provided Bvlgari Toiletries! Daniel loves them!


Paranomic View of Bangkok from our Suit Balcony


Highly recommended by one of the staff at Koh Samui, we decided to explore their Chinatown (Yaowarat).


Sharkfin, birdnest restaurants and goldsmith shops were everywhere.


We also explored their market similar to our Pa-sha.





Saw a guy selling You Tiao. Took the courage to try since it doesn't look dirty.


Conclusion?? Singapore's You Tiao tastes better.


Manage to find the only shop that's worth us spending some money on shopping - accessories!!!



And yup, we took the Tuk Tuk. Driver was a Indian who drove very crazily. Felt exactly like Mr Brosnan Tuk Tuk advertisement.



This day happened to be Sunday so Karen & I planned to go to Chatuchak - their weekend market. This is our first time there. The place is so big and we were lost and didn't know where to start combing. While we were shopping, we came across this very big section that sells pets and we felt very sorry for the animals cos they had to squeeze in overly-crowded cages.


Dogs look very cute

For a moment Karen felt like owning of of them but she immediately told herself not to make emotional buys. Especially after the death of Tummy (the Holland Lope rabbit in her home), she really had much reserves in having a pet again. But we must say that our rabbits & dogs at home really have a very much more fortunate lives than these pitiful animals.


Last day of our Honeymoon, we decided to head to Pratunam Platinum Mall to shop some more for the last day. We initially withdrew some baht out to buy stuff, but within in an hour I got to make another withdrawal and in another hour another withdrawal!! Cos there are so many things to buy and they are dirt cheap!! I was telling Karen "This is the first time I am scared of a shopping centre.....it feels like my stock keep dropping in value as every hour passed and the stock market haven close yet..."

I decided to cut short the shopping and go somewhere else haha!! Scary...

After which in the evening, I plan to bring Karen to the Sirocco restaurant at the 64th level of our Hotel which I have booked in advance....

Man the new menu is expensive, twice the price it used to be when Nicholas Goh brought us there 3 yrs ago!

However as it was raining cats and dogs, they brought us to another indoor location


We love the ambience along with a 5 piece orchestra playing music in the background with the soft lights and paranomic night view of Bangkok, I can't think of a better way to end our honeymoon.

But to make it better, i asked the restaurant for a surprise for Karen at the end of our meal. To my surprise too, they came to our table in a crew and shouted "Happy Honeymoon" along with a chocolate Honeymoon cake and a solo flutist playing to the tune of "Christine" of the Phantom of the opera. That swept Karen off her feet :D She said she was really very touched and it was the best way that our honeymoon trip could end. Yeah!!!
And the cake taste great too!!


A great honeymoon indeed filled with many happy memories!!

*Daniel Chia Smiles at |11:45 PM| *

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