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17-20 July 2009
Who would have thought of getting away for a trip during the flu pandemic, especially to a country where it's infested. Heck, Singapore was badly hit anyway.
So off we go to the airport early in the morning at like 4.30 am in the morning!
A snapshot of the airport in the early morning
Leaving on a jet plane...
Well as usual, the girl was piggy in wherever she go! =P
When we first landed at the airport, we were greeted by a concierge who said that as part of some promotion, we were entitled to one of three free half day tours. All we had to do was to pay 250 baht per person as part of government tax. So we decided to just give it a try, especially when we chose the Chao Phraya River tour, of which starts 7.30am in the morning! I really missed the colourful taxis in Bangkok. Since there's no MTR service to the heart of the city, we hopped on to a colourful taxi to our hotel in Pratunam.
As I was back there with a mission this time, and that was to go tailoring for some shirts and pants, for it is much cheaper than making suits in Singapore. Our first stop was Savile Row, located near to Rose Hotel. There, I made 3 shirts and 1 pants. But that was not enough, I went on to another tailor, Pinky Tailor, where I tailored 1 more pants and shirt. Wahaha... By then, the sky turned dark and we decided to just proceed back to our cosy service apartment for a good rest and in preparation for our next early morning. =)
Who would have thought of getting away for a trip during the flu pandemic, especially to a country where it's infested. Heck, Singapore was badly hit anyway.
So off we go to the airport early in the morning at like 4.30 am in the morning!
A snapshot of the airport in the early morningLeaving on a jet plane...When we first landed at the airport, we were greeted by a concierge who said that as part of some promotion, we were entitled to one of three free half day tours. All we had to do was to pay 250 baht per person as part of government tax. So we decided to just give it a try, especially when we chose the Chao Phraya River tour, of which starts 7.30am in the morning! I really missed the colourful taxis in Bangkok. Since there's no MTR service to the heart of the city, we hopped on to a colourful taxi to our hotel in Pratunam.
The lobby
And the room. Yes, that's a kitchen! Woot!
My colleague suggested me a very convenient service apartment located in the prime location in the city. And we decided to try it out. With us being too early to check in into our service apartment hotel Centre Point Petchburi, we were all set for our very first activity just across the street, the girl's favorite place – shopping at Platinum Mall!!And the room. Yes, that's a kitchen! Woot!As I was back there with a mission this time, and that was to go tailoring for some shirts and pants, for it is much cheaper than making suits in Singapore. Our first stop was Savile Row, located near to Rose Hotel. There, I made 3 shirts and 1 pants. But that was not enough, I went on to another tailor, Pinky Tailor, where I tailored 1 more pants and shirt. Wahaha... By then, the sky turned dark and we decided to just proceed back to our cosy service apartment for a good rest and in preparation for our next early morning. =)
