Yes, after so many years, we finally earned for ourselves a kids-free holiday. We have never traveled without the kids for leisure. That is to say, the last couple trip has to be 16 years ago.
Traveling without kids is one of my to do list. Daddy Lim had a small break before he took on a new adventure and asked that we do this trip. We had to convince the kids. Once Nana Oked the notion, it was easy to get buy-in from Zaky.
Why Bangkok? Bcos we only have 3 days and it is the only city that I think we don't have to think too hard and there will be plenty for us to do as a couple. Plus, we are bringing the kids to Bangkok in June and getting buy-in is easier.
The air tickets were expensive, which explained why I was only willing to fly budget. Nana said that we have to take many pictures and I also have to blog promptly so that she gets a good update on our trip. Yes mdm.
Our flight was at 10.15am, just enough time to get to the airport after Daddy Lim sent the kids to school. The departure was scheduled at T4 bcos it is budget airline. I remembered T4 to be really empty and literally fringe free.
It was a breeze printing the boarding passes and to clear the Immigration. Singapore boleh!
Daddy Lim said that we must find food bcos there was no flight meal and he hadn't taken bfast.
T4 isn't as bad as I had remembered. There were quite some things to shop and see.
We didn't had much time to spare and not long after, were ready to board. Our mini plane..
The last photo to update the kids before taking off.
Oh yes, we got ourselves a huge pack of M&M. Daddy Lim pretend only; he was the one who wanted to buy the big pack and ate alot of it.
The flight wasn't too bad. It was bumpy at times but tolerable. We were sitting amongst a huge young adult group (probably in their 20s). They were happily chit chatting away and I was reminded of the days that I used to travel with friends too in my 20s. That was so long ago.
The seat was tiny and the leg space miserable. I refused to pay more for extra leg space bcos the tickets were costly enough and it is only a 2.5 hours flight. I managed to nap a little but ended up with aching back and neck. Kena unglam shots.
Landed! Hello to the Land of Smiles!
The immigration took a long time though. We were in the Q for a good 30 mins at least. Then, it was the traffic jam. Zzzzz.
I was very excited when I saw the Victory Monument bcos it means that we are in Bangkok City.
We were from taking videos to show the kids, to chit chatting to Daddy Lim taking a nap and we were still not there. Unglam shots revenge.
It was almost 2pm when we reached the hotel - Vince Pratunum Hotel, that is tucked in some back lane. No wonder the hotel is very nicely priced.
The room wasn't ready and we headed straight for lunch and shopping. The hotel has a buggy service that drives hotel guest to the near the main road. From there, we walked for about 5 mins to the Platinum Mall. The weather is 热到....
We were hungry. Lunch time was over and we were very happy to find food stalls lining the outside of the mall. Bcos we were hungry, Daddy Lim went for the 1st thing that he saw - Tom Yam Seafood fried rice. Not bad, not bad, very Thai.
But no meat and I got dumplings to add on.
The food were really expensive. Each of them were THB200, which is like S$8. We suddenly think that we didn't bring enough $$.
With a filled tummy, we started our shopping battle. Hohoho. The mall is as huge and crowded as what I remembered it to be. After a while, we realised that the stalls were selling similar mechandise. Never mind, never mind, still plenty to shop.
We decided to head back at about 5pm, after 3 hours of shopping and with a big haul. On the way, we caught the Thai dragon dance.
We had to stop to take pictures and videos for Nana.
Finally, back to the hotel and we got our room.
Mummy Lim
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