Bangkok, No Kids! Day 2, Part 1

Sleep was good bcos we were so tired. I didnt even wake up much like I usually do on the hotel’s 1st night. 

The plan was to head to the gym to kickstart the day. The gym only opens at 7am and we were the only ones in the gym.

The gym looks big but the elliptical machine and 2 out of the 3 treadmills were not working. The only treadmill that worked, felt wonky. Daddy Lim did his weights while I did my HiiT. 

After gym, we hit the bfast. The spread was decent. 

We were very prudent bcos we needed to save our tummies for the many other good food in Bangkok. 

I have to post about one of the 2 working lifts that the hotel has. 

So super old school, right!? You can also imagine how old this hotel is. Most of the rooms in the Grand Diamond Suite Hitels are suites. We got the junior suite that comes with a little living area and kitchenette. The hotel isn’t too bad but just feel old. It is alright, I have very high threshold for hotels, so long as Daddy Lim is ok and he was good with the hotel. 

We freshened up after bfast. We went shopping bcos Daddy Lim needed a charging cable; he had expected me to do all the packing but I didn’t pack his cable. Zzzzzz. Platinum Mall wasn’t opened yet and we decided to visit the Pratunam morning market. This time, it was Daddy Lim’s turn to 大开杀戒, probably bcos he barely bought anything the day before. 

The whole Pratunam place is a maze. We were walking to the market via this mall that was already opened from 8am and many of the shops were selling plus size clothes. Daddy Lim got 2 pairs of bermudas and the sales person commented that he is “small size”. Hohoho. Look at the 6XL polo tee. It is meant to fit people about 220kg. I also felt very tiny. 

More shopping and walking in the market. 

We bought some more stuff before heading back to the room for a little rest. I had the fried hotdogs yday and came back for more. So nice. 

It was really a little rest. Soon, we were out of the hotel to CentralWorld. The meet up was at 1pm. We headed out early in search of lunch. There was a big Thai street food in front of the mall but too warm to induce appetite. 

In the end, we found ourselves at the foodcourt for a bowl of steaming beef noodles soup. The foodcourt is much better than the one in Platinum Mall. 

CentralWorld is really huge but we didn’t have time to walk the mall. 

The tour guide met us at about 1pm, then it was busy filling up the insurance form before boarding the van. I was telling Daddy Lim that we should hurry bcos I didn’t want to squeeze in the last row. I had bad memories from our last Bangkok day trip, the one where I felt so sick on the way back. We were all packed in the last 2 rows on that trip. This time, we got the 2nd row. It was a mini van and we were fully packed. 

What to do on long car ride? Sleep! We did! The 1st stop was to the railway market that was about 1.5hr by car away. We knew we arrived when the van stopped for the crossing train. 

The train was moving a lot slower that I expected. 

We had visited this market before with Popo and my brother’s family many years back. I don’t quite remember much of it, other than the market being very hot and the guide parked us at some strategic spot to view the passing train. 

We were given 1.5 hour to roam. The guide pointed us to the right direction to the railway market. 

We walked through a little market and some cafes street. 

Then found ourselves at the Mae Klong station. 

The train that had arrived was still waiting and so we ended up taking pictures, as per many other tourists. 

We then followed the crowd and the railway track to look at the actual market. 

After about 30ish mins of walking, we succumbed to the heat and found an aircon cafe. Hoho. 

It was also then that we found out that the train was coming at 3.30pm. We had 30 mins to enjoy the drinks and snacks and chill. Nice. 

At almost 3.30pm, everyone in the cafe headed to the little platform created by the cafe. That platform is for cafe patrons only. What a clever way to make business. We were all on standby and when the announcement was made, the cafe staff started removing the awning. It was like part of the train crossing entertainment. 

Here comes the train.

Like I say, it was moving so slowly. The people on the train was waving at us and we excitedly waved back. Then, there were hi-5s; it felt like a Disneyland parade. Haha. 

Like all theme park parades, the crowd dispersed the moment the parade ends. This was exactly the same as well. It was the “last train” show for the day and when we headed back to the meeting place, the earlier buzzing cafes were now empty. 

We saw the ticket booth. So retro. 

These were our only buys at the market. Only THB 100 (SGD4) for 2!! 

We found the meeting place easily and were the last to board the van. We were not even late and had minutes to spare from the agreed meeting time. 

Mummy Lim