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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TIGmwfKxeBs/XSBTpciCheI/AAAAAAAAfXM/P8k8KeNSFtYnDTFrnzDJQnQNt16D95RkgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class banner\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1225\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TIGmwfKxeBs/XSBTpciCheI/AAAAAAAAfXM/P8k8KeNSFtYnDTFrnzDJQnQNt16D95RkgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\nIf you've visited Bangkok many times now, you'll eventually run out of things to visit the first time. I mean, food is probably one of the reasons you'll visit Bangkok countless times but if you're into new stuff and exploring new places most of the time, then the third vacation in Bangkok would probably bore you already. I'm not saying I got bored during our vacation in Bangkok because I totally did enjoy but of course, I am one of those people who wants to experience something new whenever they go on vacations.\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003eLuckily for me, my mother loves food as much as I do. So scrolling through Klook looking new stuff we could do, I stumbled across a Thai cooking lesson which apparently looks fun because it promises the participants to learn how to cook Thai food even though they don't have any basic or advanced cooking experience yet. Heck, you can even join this class without any cooking experience at all! And that's me! Mock me or say anything you want but I don't know how to cook complicated stuff.\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI can cook the normal stuff like anything fried but nothing out of the ordinary. During my high school and college days, my father also occasionally taught me how to cook Adobo and other Filipino food though I haven't had the chance to cook for anyone yet aside from my boyfriend to whom I cooked \u003ci\u003eSinigang na Bangus\u003c/i\u003e with some research and my mother's guidance. LOL. I can also cook rice if that's some sort of cooking too. \u003d))\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo to my boyfriend, don't be scared, I'll learn how to cook yummy stuff eventually. Haha! The internet's there for me. :D\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo, what I just wanted to say is that for anyone who loves Thai food, especially for people who loves spicy food, you should definitely try this Thai cooking class!!! I was expecting the basic Thai food pad thai but boy we're in for a treat with this one. And I must say, I really enjoyed this class as this is my first cooking class ever.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVXOMxC-t1Y/XSBS_hISX7I/AAAAAAAAfVo/p7M7shWjREIQxXH-7l8Yk3L2LpLWIbzJwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B22.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Me posing before cooking :)\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVXOMxC-t1Y/XSBS_hISX7I/AAAAAAAAfVo/p7M7shWjREIQxXH-7l8Yk3L2LpLWIbzJwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B22.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Clas\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe did this on our last day in Bangkok so we could still do stuff in the afternoon, it's like a free day but we dedicated our morning to food. LOL. The best part is what we cook will also be our lunch so we have no choice but to do this well so we can eat delicious Thai food for lunch. Woke up early in the morning as the morning schedule includes a trip to the nearby public market.\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe first impression is that it is just a normal building but upon going in, it seems that on every floor, there's a different cooking class going on. How naïve of me to think that they only cater 10 people at one class, little did I know that there's concurrent morning class going on. You wouldn't have to think of anything or prepare anything because everything is prepared for you. There's a separate cooking area for each student, their own aprons as if we're Michelin chefs doing our work. Lol. We look professional. Haha!\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnd the best part? They also provide a cookbook which you can bring with you as a souvenir. There are various recipes you can try and not just the popular ones. You can even make your own sticky mango rice!!! Which by the way is not easy because we also did this during the cooking class and it is very meticulous to make. The amount of sugar used is overwhelming, no wonder it is just so good - just don't eat it every day.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-28z8aigahsk/XSBTchRpPJI/AAAAAAAAfXA/8nSJsR1DRWMT2IvDo0lzxz5c2aI1ADLRQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B3.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Ingredients from the public market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1315\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-28z8aigahsk/XSBTchRpPJI/AAAAAAAAfXA/8nSJsR1DRWMT2IvDo0lzxz5c2aI1ADLRQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B3.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIngredients from the public market\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aad6Ywqlw6E/XSBTgm0hY_I/AAAAAAAAfW8/Ai3WxgZIl0YHeF_FwWJQycA71L35i6HmgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B5.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The cookbook and apron we will be using\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1306\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aad6Ywqlw6E/XSBTgm0hY_I/AAAAAAAAfW8/Ai3WxgZIl0YHeF_FwWJQycA71L35i6HmgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B5.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe apron and the cookbook we will be using\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHO9RGy7xk8/XSBTonhQOqI/AAAAAAAAfXI/3-5TNQnoA68Oe3vRaQprerovKIqUpXvrgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B9.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHO9RGy7xk8/XSBTonhQOqI/AAAAAAAAfXI/3-5TNQnoA68Oe3vRaQprerovKIqUpXvrgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B9.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnyways, after everyone is present in the class, our instructor for the day, which by the way is nice and funny, directed us to the public market. So in a sense, everything that we will use for this cooking class is freshly sourced from the public market. We each have our own cute little basket where we put the ingredients for our class. We did not only go through the market but our instructor also explained the most common ingredient Thais used for their food. And Thais being into spicy food, it is no brainer that they use a lot of spices. Cilantro and basil are also common so for those who hate the smell of those, how can you?\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mdXRbNh5Lk/XSBTYWha_1I/AAAAAAAAfWw/p1tacOb6N885MSaVbGIVlHg1zsQum7h4ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B18.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Most used spices in Thai cuisine\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1199\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mdXRbNh5Lk/XSBTYWha_1I/AAAAAAAAfWw/p1tacOb6N885MSaVbGIVlHg1zsQum7h4ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B18.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class 3\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eHere are the most used spices and ingredients in Thai cuisine\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThais are also into different variants of curry, name it, they have. Green curry? Check! Red curry? Check? Yellow curry? Double check! This implies of course that they use coconut milk so much. So yeah. Again, this happened over a year ago so I cannot remember the tiny details like which ingredients are the most used but yeah, you get the point. After the tour inside the market, the instructor also gave us some free time to roam around by ourselves and see if we have something we want to bring back with us in our country.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKxnGGXel6Q/XSBTdi79rBI/AAAAAAAAfW8/qPjGBzRJ6uwHXUwZr47TSnv7-hG1G1mJQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B2.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The group in the public market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKxnGGXel6Q/XSBTdi79rBI/AAAAAAAAfW8/qPjGBzRJ6uwHXUwZr47TSnv7-hG1G1mJQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B2.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eHere's our group in the public market, listening to our instructor about the use of coconut in their cuisine\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce we are back the building, this is where the fun starts. We are asked to remove our shoes, like most Asians. Hehe. Then as what I've mentioned, they provide aprons, cooking, and kitchenware. Since this is our lunch as well and we are the ones cooking, we can control the spiciness of the food we are cooking. Also, did I mention that there's free overflowing pandan and ginger tea?\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ke-S3XZ3RLs/XSBTJnL7QUI/AAAAAAAAfWM/blC9LgdgbAwBnfNBhAPrLsop-P8L24XUwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3508.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Pandan and ginger tea\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1053\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ke-S3XZ3RLs/XSBTJnL7QUI/AAAAAAAAfWM/blC9LgdgbAwBnfNBhAPrLsop-P8L24XUwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3508.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe are taught how the right cut is, how to prepare the ingredient, even how to stir, and the plating! We are taught how to make a rose shape garnish using a tomato. Lol.\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe process is our instructor will first show us how to cook the food then we'll follow suit. She'll guide each one of us and answer our questions if we have any. Here are some of our photos. :)\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gj91uLNsb1E/XSBSUBmcoII/AAAAAAAAfUs/Wq4VsSp8j7gwYq1SuT-x_J75q2AOOYYvgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3535.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1067\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gj91uLNsb1E/XSBSUBmcoII/AAAAAAAAfUs/Wq4VsSp8j7gwYq1SuT-x_J75q2AOOYYvgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3535.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H9NQD5RSYZ8/XSBSTUNLPeI/AAAAAAAAfUs/X9hLL-HZtyQX9y3XlocnuYkzW31p24OwQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3537.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V02IKNGgckY/XSBS7gNQaPI/AAAAAAAAfWM/Bxrpx4B4uGci79GiyqSajVJKNgJ7X8meQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B20.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eThen, there's me getting ready for the class ;)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RPeZ11Uey0/XSBTCPN5ToI/AAAAAAAAfXE/8MESvYihr3A1H7xNvKN_twVpPGY8xiVAgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B26.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"900\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RPeZ11Uey0/XSBTCPN5ToI/AAAAAAAAfXE/8MESvYihr3A1H7xNvKN_twVpPGY8xiVAgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B26.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eSee that? 3 cups of that are the amount of sugar they put in mango sticky rice. yup, not so healthy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JlWTvtAA2Y/XSBTI5AU_wI/AAAAAAAAfXE/fPtHd005ykACOtI3CCkDcSi4FMgVRzZ3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3507.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Stir-fried chicken with holy basil leaves (phad kra prow gai)\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JlWTvtAA2Y/XSBTI5AU_wI/AAAAAAAAfXE/fPtHd005ykACOtI3CCkDcSi4FMgVRzZ3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3507.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStir-fried chicken with holy basil leaves (Phad Kra Prow Gai)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mBcwleJbMSo/XSBTI1OmrvI/AAAAAAAAfW8/PzVvCCsCi3QbgaadflqpeBYUwNg77Ws9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3509.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Spicy Thai Omelet Salad (Larb Kai Sa Moon Pai)\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mBcwleJbMSo/XSBTI1OmrvI/AAAAAAAAfW8/PzVvCCsCi3QbgaadflqpeBYUwNg77Ws9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_3509.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSpicy Thai Omelet Salad (Larb Kai Sa Moon Pai) made by yours truly. hihi\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRTySzC2ZS8/XSBTMUbXZFI/AAAAAAAAfXE/3UWOfIV6eDgNV3Kow0CtjF6WMsB9PhnzQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B1.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRTySzC2ZS8/XSBTMUbXZFI/AAAAAAAAfXE/3UWOfIV6eDgNV3Kow0CtjF6WMsB9PhnzQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B1.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePics or it didn't happen, right? \u003d))\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pf2dAsUcZns/XSBTcx6jy5I/AAAAAAAAfXA/aNveXxhAdgA4h-DR9dVTaUlsi-EYlgA_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B4.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pf2dAsUcZns/XSBTcx6jy5I/AAAAAAAAfXA/aNveXxhAdgA4h-DR9dVTaUlsi-EYlgA_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B4.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOur instructor showing us how to do it the Thai way, lol\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AiyPun7BAGc/XSBTmdFAX8I/AAAAAAAAfXA/eg9ACvdyXXcyVzUWLl0Hl3o5vI_qwBVTACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B6.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AiyPun7BAGc/XSBTmdFAX8I/AAAAAAAAfXA/eg9ACvdyXXcyVzUWLl0Hl3o5vI_qwBVTACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B6.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YteFkNLxtvE/XSBTi-uD-6I/AAAAAAAAfXI/iU75mfxzoOkg9XN9oExvNU0u9PR_dGU0ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B7.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Prawns Curry with Pineapples\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YteFkNLxtvE/XSBTi-uD-6I/AAAAAAAAfXI/iU75mfxzoOkg9XN9oExvNU0u9PR_dGU0ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B7.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePrawns Curry with Pineapples\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wi2RoZnarvY/XSBTmmPcApI/AAAAAAAAfXE/NiCVJHsf2EgInwG76xz6AL8ffe6RWxi8wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B8.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Ingredients for Thai Spicy Omelet\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wi2RoZnarvY/XSBTmmPcApI/AAAAAAAAfXE/NiCVJHsf2EgInwG76xz6AL8ffe6RWxi8wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B8.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIngredients for Spicy Thai Omelet\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwwLvYH8etc/XSBTM5O6vdI/AAAAAAAAfW8/gX7wVQ1vbbcXtFQKssO3ED-I1X4aIq9RACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B10.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Ingredients for Prawns Curry with Pineapples\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwwLvYH8etc/XSBTM5O6vdI/AAAAAAAAfW8/gX7wVQ1vbbcXtFQKssO3ED-I1X4aIq9RACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B10.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIngredients for Prawns Curry with Pineapples\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mMER_lkmLs/XSBTMy8pfqI/AAAAAAAAfWU/MddsFMJ_Wp0oGDdD_fn3KnufhIE8zDNbwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B11.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"900\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mMER_lkmLs/XSBTMy8pfqI/AAAAAAAAfWU/MddsFMJ_Wp0oGDdD_fn3KnufhIE8zDNbwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B11.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOur instructor showing us how to make this tomato rose\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dEr7Xjb2AHo/XSBTOszndsI/AAAAAAAAfW8/IHjrlfYSCe47Tlkz2ptRD9wQXIc4UmOowCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B12.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dEr7Xjb2AHo/XSBTOszndsI/AAAAAAAAfW8/IHjrlfYSCe47Tlkz2ptRD9wQXIc4UmOowCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B12.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMy cooking area\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w3XsjKahAmQ/XSBTUJVbu7I/AAAAAAAAfXE/3lOFCLXa6JQ8t4u5MrjwXY2paxwod51cACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B15.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1240\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w3XsjKahAmQ/XSBTUJVbu7I/AAAAAAAAfXE/3lOFCLXa6JQ8t4u5MrjwXY2paxwod51cACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B15.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-54RBnjp0YS0/XSBTYXHz0wI/AAAAAAAAfW8/XqJcCa3PfdM9br0tfxQLvpixxfadc2dNACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B16.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sticky mango rice\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-54RBnjp0YS0/XSBTYXHz0wI/AAAAAAAAfW8/XqJcCa3PfdM9br0tfxQLvpixxfadc2dNACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B16.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHow to make the rice in sticky mango rice\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce everything is cooked accordingly, everyone eats at the same time. This is where you will judge your own cooking. Lol. But no worries coz it will most likely taste good as it was supervised by a real Thai cook. ;)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N1G37xBIZgY/XSBS_jCcLaI/AAAAAAAAfVw/BiEb1uqlS68df7UciswGE7whssEnJuioQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B24.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1203\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N1G37xBIZgY/XSBS_jCcLaI/AAAAAAAAfVw/BiEb1uqlS68df7UciswGE7whssEnJuioQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B24.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEating time! :D\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xG0G-PFOshQ/XSBTTg5Mx3I/AAAAAAAAfW8/Wsr7DxPHqbouDm-WXMerOj4DKpHGGbligCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B13.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xG0G-PFOshQ/XSBTTg5Mx3I/AAAAAAAAfW8/Wsr7DxPHqbouDm-WXMerOj4DKpHGGbligCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B13.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKJkncgb8eg/XSBTTU0jp0I/AAAAAAAAfW8/GuvXKrpOLJw3xiyVxKMCLyHF2CEvxCE3QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B14.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKJkncgb8eg/XSBTTU0jp0I/AAAAAAAAfW8/GuvXKrpOLJw3xiyVxKMCLyHF2CEvxCE3QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B14.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mn7FUw4-Bjw/XSBTYecRYsI/AAAAAAAAfXE/_Zg8sX0DULwpK5ffqR9IJiW7pqB8rmMYACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B17.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mn7FUw4-Bjw/XSBTYecRYsI/AAAAAAAAfXE/_Zg8sX0DULwpK5ffqR9IJiW7pqB8rmMYACEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B17.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnd yep, that's it. This is perfect for people who want to learn how to cook Thai food or just you know, have something new to try with your friends or family. A different approach to learning the culture you're in. By the way, there are a lot of cooking classes available in Bangkok and I haven't tried the other cooking school but if you want to try this activity out, I suggest you go to this same cooking class as the instructors are friendly and will really help you and make sure to give you tips and how to improvise in case some ingredients are not available in your country.\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-avESaxnuFfE/XSBTAIZmIpI/AAAAAAAAfVs/dH5nfqjLpKsDaPixtn8P_vIfa1QcykjKQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B23.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-avESaxnuFfE/XSBTAIZmIpI/AAAAAAAAfVs/dH5nfqjLpKsDaPixtn8P_vIfa1QcykjKQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B23.JPG\" title\u003d\"Sompong Thai Cooking Class\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8_Aq-vfyQ_E/XSBS62DGx_I/AAAAAAAAfXE/KnX6-GcnFZQkjiWw4httZEa6wM_1K6X1gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B21.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8_Aq-vfyQ_E/XSBS62DGx_I/AAAAAAAAfXE/KnX6-GcnFZQkjiWw4httZEa6wM_1K6X1gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass%2B21.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u0026lt;3\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nAlso, they are in Klook so it is easier to book a class. Hehe. Here's their link in Klook: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/activity/3286-sompong-thai-cooking-class-bangkok/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSompong Thai Cooking Class\u003c/a\u003e. And yeah, that's just about it. After lunch, we took the time to roam around Bangkok so we went to Chatuchak weekend market which apparently is a mecca for souvenirs and cool Thai finds. Go here if you want Thai street food. :)\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnyway, this concludes our Siem Reap - Bangkok trip! And finally, I finished blogging this trip. Haha! I started blogging our Myanmar trip so if you wanna check that one out, click this \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/06/myanmar-yangon-downtown-sule-and.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003elink\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nElse, if you wanna check out our other adventures in this trip, then click the links below.\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/02/siem-reap-real-life-temple-run_20.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSIEM REAP: REAL LIFE TEMPLE RUN\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/siem-reap-face-to-face-with-angkor-wat.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSIEM REAP: FACE TO FACE WITH ANGKOR WAT\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/cambodia-thailand-border-crossing-and.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCAMBODIA-THAILAND BORDER CROSSING AND AIRBNB-AGODA MISADVENTURES\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/05/damnoen-saduak-floating-market-and-siam.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDAMNOEN SADUAK FLOATING MARKET AND SIAM NIRAMIT\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/05/the-grand-palace-and-chao-phraya-dinner.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTHE GRAND PALACE AND CHAO PHRAYA DINNER CRUISE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\nSafe travels! xx\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"p1\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5859279935706003315/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/07/sompong-thai-cooking-class.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5859279935706003315"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5859279935706003315"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/07/sompong-thai-cooking-class.html","title":"Sompong Thai Cooking Class"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TIGmwfKxeBs/XSBTpciCheI/AAAAAAAAfXM/P8k8KeNSFtYnDTFrnzDJQnQNt16D95RkgCEwYBhgL/s72-c/Sompong%2BThai%2BCooking%2BClass.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Bangkok, Thailand"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.7563309 100.50176510000006"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.2627269 99.85631810000005 14.2499349 101.14721210000006"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-3906549719851432449"},"published":{"$t":"2019-05-14T18:22:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-05-15T15:19:53.801+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Grand Palace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thailand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel 2018"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bangkok"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Temple of the Emerald Buddha"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Grand Palace and Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"height: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cpifjSIEFt0/XNqQ7mEdpCI/AAAAAAAAa28/smK_J7TDJX8sNZj6cYPleMGexfXamZeowCLcBGAs/s1600/TKJQ2071.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Grand Palace\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cpifjSIEFt0/XNqQ7mEdpCI/AAAAAAAAa28/smK_J7TDJX8sNZj6cYPleMGexfXamZeowCLcBGAs/s1600/TKJQ2071.JPG\" title\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThis is our second to the last day in Bangkok. As for Ton, this is her last day because she'll be going back to Manila a day earlier than us. This is actually my second time now in the grand palace (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/01/thailand-2015-bangkok.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003efirst time here\u003c/a\u003e) and it still never fails to amaze me. I mean guys, if you have to visit at least one temple, then this is it.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAs usual, there are a lot of tourists, especially Chinese people in the temples. And even with the high number of tourists, they are still strict in terms of dress code. For one, my mother was asked to cover her knees even though her shorts are just above the knee. And that's one thing I really admire about them, they really put the rules in effect and make sure everyone follows it.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eJust a quick background, Thailand's Grand Palace is one of the most sacred places for Thais. This used to be the home of the kings since King Rama I. Personally, the reason why I like this temple so much is because of how intricate the design of the temples is. The walls are carefully carved, the gigantic statues, even the ceiling was very much thought of. And even as a second timer, I am still in awe with every structure I see. I think the only downside on both occasions I visited the grand palace is that there are a lot of visitors that it is hard to go around.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eYou cannot really marvel at its beauty because there are just people in every corner.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lkDxKOSQhxI/XNqQvocJGCI/AAAAAAAAa2Y/hBYwMQYLd3UP55BCqQG0CpRjfZOyrIS4gCLcBGAs/s1600/FWBG3915.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Taking a photo in front of one of the biggest buildings\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1067\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lkDxKOSQhxI/XNqQvocJGCI/AAAAAAAAa2Y/hBYwMQYLd3UP55BCqQG0CpRjfZOyrIS4gCLcBGAs/s1600/FWBG3915.JPG\" title\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kGuQJYNacAY/XNqQZYvy-uI/AAAAAAAAa10/nFJoDOedWpICEFknVtFl6UoVgAFVxnkowCLcBGAs/s1600/AQFF4616.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"gigantic statues\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1110\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kGuQJYNacAY/XNqQZYvy-uI/AAAAAAAAa10/nFJoDOedWpICEFknVtFl6UoVgAFVxnkowCLcBGAs/s1600/AQFF4616.JPG\" title\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GROWHwAgTIo/XNqQnyv83CI/AAAAAAAAa2I/VVxW6KxItvUnQuoBZbocyXFOaDFBNHFhQCLcBGAs/s1600/FFPH1922.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1092\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GROWHwAgTIo/XNqQnyv83CI/AAAAAAAAa2I/VVxW6KxItvUnQuoBZbocyXFOaDFBNHFhQCLcBGAs/s1600/FFPH1922.JPG\" title\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSb9Q33J27I/XNqQtZUGpsI/AAAAAAAAa2Q/09HUDgUNGUkZ5dy3Kq6uuLCQMpHS5TcQQCLcBGAs/s1600/GRUQ3798.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"981\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSb9Q33J27I/XNqQtZUGpsI/AAAAAAAAa2Q/09HUDgUNGUkZ5dy3Kq6uuLCQMpHS5TcQQCLcBGAs/s1600/GRUQ3798.JPG\" title\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g4RWfDYvxvk/XNqQkDpPQeI/AAAAAAAAa2A/odyD13LfzesJ9tRngiMyvmiGNGdX3Q2egCLcBGAs/s1600/ENVR4941.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1067\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g4RWfDYvxvk/XNqQkDpPQeI/AAAAAAAAa2A/odyD13LfzesJ9tRngiMyvmiGNGdX3Q2egCLcBGAs/s1600/ENVR4941.JPG\" title\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eOne of the reason too why this place is famous is because it houses the temple of the Emerald Buddha, which ironically is not really emerald but rather jade. The Emerald Buddha itself has a long history. It was originally found in Thailand with no artifacts as to who made or where it was originally from.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eFor 200 years, the emerald buddha was in Vientiane, Laos after it was taken by Lao invaders until it was taken back by King Taksin. And now, the grand temple is the permanent home of the emerald buddha. The Buddha was famous because it was known to give prosperity and luck among others. There are also beliefs that the Buddha originally came from India to Sri Lanka, to Angkor Wat in Cambodia.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_WZSGW73SSg/XNqQiJq3kMI/AAAAAAAAa14/okIFWKmImBEV26v8S7bll4jJ2EU2uMSDQCLcBGAs/s1600/EALS2481.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1578\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_WZSGW73SSg/XNqQiJq3kMI/AAAAAAAAa14/okIFWKmImBEV26v8S7bll4jJ2EU2uMSDQCLcBGAs/s1600/EALS2481.JPG\" title\u003d\"The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eImagine, this is just the history of the emerald buddha, what more of the whole Indochina. Indochina's history is just very complex that visiting these countries is not enough to understand. But as to what I always say, I like learning history through visiting the country. It's face to face with history itself.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ePhoto ops inside the temple of the Emerald Buddha are prohibited, so yeah... 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I am excited about this dinner because this is my first time to do this in Bangkok even with countless visits. What can I say? The food is just okay. I mean not really exceptional but let's just say above average. The desserts though is not that yummy. But what I liked the most aside from the food is the view. You can see some of the temples being lightened up. Even the grand palace! Too bad I wasn't able to take a good photo of it at night because it gets blurry.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2cUPxKTHe6k/XNqQ-P4FfdI/AAAAAAAAa3A/AANkEnn04HoDu0Mnvq64pT9OlgjaQSJ5ACLcBGAs/s1600/VAEJ4860.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2cUPxKTHe6k/XNqQ-P4FfdI/AAAAAAAAa3A/AANkEnn04HoDu0Mnvq64pT9OlgjaQSJ5ACLcBGAs/s1600/VAEJ4860.JPG\" title\u003d\"Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uBJYzm62yGA/XNqRDwkdq3I/AAAAAAAAa3M/4kHSIdA3k7o5Do-OYaxw6K6nQ13E5Kl7wCLcBGAs/s1600/WWVW1032.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uBJYzm62yGA/XNqRDwkdq3I/AAAAAAAAa3M/4kHSIdA3k7o5Do-OYaxw6K6nQ13E5Kl7wCLcBGAs/s1600/WWVW1032.JPG\" title\u003d\"Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LoWqE4ifwzs/XNqQivp3efI/AAAAAAAAa18/19pa92iAqzMJ6bAfYhHlxO5Jnu2YJWMXwCLcBGAs/s1600/EOVA2775.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LoWqE4ifwzs/XNqQivp3efI/AAAAAAAAa18/19pa92iAqzMJ6bAfYhHlxO5Jnu2YJWMXwCLcBGAs/s1600/EOVA2775.JPG\" title\u003d\"Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe grand palace at night is so stunning. It's sad we can only see it from the outside because it closes at just about 3pm-ish so entry to the palace at night is not permitted though even with just the façade being visible, it is still so beautiful.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThere are also singers and entertainers on board who are serenading the guests. All in all, I think it took us almost 2 hours? In the dinner cruise.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAnd that's it. If you're interested in booking the Chao Phraya dinner cruise too, we got our tickets from \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/activity/375-chao-phraya-princess-cruise-bangkok/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eKlook\u003c/a\u003e. 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class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LItu4uTXN9Q/XMuLLqumJGI/AAAAAAAAZQA/FAOU3kiUfsEe6TSiMJxBGNvDj0ZjWTwvwCLcBGAs/s1600/GQWW6368.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vendor at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LItu4uTXN9Q/XMuLLqumJGI/AAAAAAAAZQA/FAOU3kiUfsEe6TSiMJxBGNvDj0ZjWTwvwCLcBGAs/s1600/GQWW6368.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eI've been to Bangkok a lot of times but this is my first time visiting Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.\nAnd by far, this is one of the nicest floating markets I've been to. It is\nliterally, a \"FLOATING MARKET\" where people can buy goods from the sellers\nin the boats. When I first went to Ho Chi Minh, we are told that we will be\nseeing a floating market in the Mekong River but what we imagined was different\nfrom the actual floating market they have there.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eWe started our day\nvery early because call time is around 8am near the entrance of Century Mall.\nWe had a very rough day the day before and the hotel we stayed at have beds\nthat could eat you alive. If It weren't for the tour, I'm sure we all would\nstill be dreaming in our beds that morning. Ton, on the other hand, didn't come\nwith us in the floating market because she already experienced it so instead\nshe bought souvenirs and shopped for some stuff.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe are a bit early for\nthe call time so we opt to eat breakfast first in a nearby eatery. It was just\na small one but looking at it from the outside, it looks like they serve yummy\nThai food. So off we go. I ordered some kind of noodles with soup while my\nmother ordered Tom yum early in the morning. I like how comforting noodles and\nsoup are, pair it with Thai's chili powder and it was suddenly one of great of\na meal. Soup in the morning is the best!\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7SQNG2Ru-uE/XMuLNG1o_5I/AAAAAAAAZRE/rCbity4xFeIjS83MbzlmEPCVOJBXETHcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/NLVA8917.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Thai food with chili powder\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7SQNG2Ru-uE/XMuLNG1o_5I/AAAAAAAAZRE/rCbity4xFeIjS83MbzlmEPCVOJBXETHcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/NLVA8917.JPG\" title\u003d\"yummy thai food\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ePAbSryzOtk/XMuLPwk8YMI/AAAAAAAAZQw/-HQBgpFz8GkfR0F-w14K-viltH0hvVccACEwYBhgL/s1600/SBVJ4397.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Tom yum in Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ePAbSryzOtk/XMuLPwk8YMI/AAAAAAAAZQw/-HQBgpFz8GkfR0F-w14K-viltH0hvVccACEwYBhgL/s1600/SBVJ4397.JPG\" title\u003d\"yummy tom yum\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThere are already a\nlot of people in the meetup area. I'm not sure if the company that's taking us\nto the floating market is Klook itself or some kind of third party company. I'm\nguessing Klook because they gave us water bottles with Klook's label on it.\nPeople are grouped according to their nationality so we were with Filipinos all\nthroughout the tour.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe first impression of\nthe place was it was just okay. I mean I don't expect much because I've seen\ndifferent Southeast Asian countries and I know what to expect already. There\nare houses nearby the river where they also sell food, coffee, and\nrefreshments. On the main area, there are stalls of Thai food and different\nBangkok souvenirs. We were escorted first to ride the boat and look for stuff\nwe want to buy.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nRemember that this place is already a tourist destination so I\nam pretty sure buying stuff here is pricey compared to other places already.\nThe process is you will ride the boat, the driver of the boat will roam you\naround the floating market, people from the store have this long stick with\nhook on it so they can pull your boat over easily when they think you want to\nbuy something from them. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dcBFyBkrOow/XMuLOCV-8sI/AAAAAAAAZRI/mV2djmw16AkXeybRxXxzj84nznM2sTnZACEwYBhgL/s1600/OUAW0415.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Floating market sign\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"875\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dcBFyBkrOow/XMuLOCV-8sI/AAAAAAAAZRI/mV2djmw16AkXeybRxXxzj84nznM2sTnZACEwYBhgL/s1600/OUAW0415.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen saduak floating market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v3ILK0nd2AI/XMuLJ5qTskI/AAAAAAAAZRA/UyTAcS9YCCormlbtMo5XWDpH8uET8-w2wCEwYBhgL/s1600/AHRP1096.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Wood carvings for sale in Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v3ILK0nd2AI/XMuLJ5qTskI/AAAAAAAAZRA/UyTAcS9YCCormlbtMo5XWDpH8uET8-w2wCEwYBhgL/s1600/AHRP1096.JPG\" title\u003d\"Buddha heads\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; 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margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"coffee and thai milk tea preparation\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1202\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3DNEw8ZKrX4/XMuLNs9mMpI/AAAAAAAAZRE/5nJh4c0Fz8Eirp9w5-meO1tQJrmkR8BRgCEwYBhgL/s1600/OMKH6692.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pMmI2zpfY_s/XMuLQ4gZdLI/AAAAAAAAZRU/t2BhDmbHKhowI-nmz1L-5o1jI3gR8iW4wCEwYBhgL/s1600/WDKT3144.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"boats at damnoen saduak floating market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pMmI2zpfY_s/XMuLQ4gZdLI/AAAAAAAAZRU/t2BhDmbHKhowI-nmz1L-5o1jI3gR8iW4wCEwYBhgL/s1600/WDKT3144.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErO9XGTvF2A/XMuLQGvH5GI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/3CqUOAp_oMAeFh724nO44z6M3VnMWFMjACEwYBhgL/s1600/TKNK0335.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vendors at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErO9XGTvF2A/XMuLQGvH5GI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/3CqUOAp_oMAeFh724nO44z6M3VnMWFMjACEwYBhgL/s1600/TKNK0335.JPG\" title\u003d\"Vendors at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jb0DD1-5rhw/XMuLPC81QtI/AAAAAAAAZRM/MKveojORHG4e5sOUclVLYBUxzkKHrd_BgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PRBB4339.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"some of the goods sold at damnoen saduak floating market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jb0DD1-5rhw/XMuLPC81QtI/AAAAAAAAZRM/MKveojORHG4e5sOUclVLYBUxzkKHrd_BgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PRBB4339.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThere are good shops\nthat sell many different kinds of woods, clothing, spices, and Thai souvenirs.\nAnd while they are nice to look at, I am mostly fascinated by food vendors\ninside their boat. It's kinda cool because these sellers also drive their boats\nand when your boats are parallel with each other, you can buy food from them.\nSome food they sell is, of course, coconut ice cream, corn, different kinds of\nfruits, even chicken satay! And mind you, they are grilling the satay inside the boat\nas well!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe tour went on for\nabout 1 hr to 1 hr and 30 minutes then we still have free time to eat lunch and\nroam around the vicinity. We bought fresh Thai iced tea (priced at 35 baht or\n70 pesos at that time!) which is perfect for the weather as the weather is soooo\nhumid and hot. We also had our lunch here which is yet again pad thai and\nsatay. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eCNNFQcy0-A/XMuLJ4dKXRI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/nEcC1KAO4-k5lEFcpFYN9_ekZ_g39HtjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/EWSQ6983.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"coconut ice cream and satay for sale at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1067\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eCNNFQcy0-A/XMuLJ4dKXRI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/nEcC1KAO4-k5lEFcpFYN9_ekZ_g39HtjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/EWSQ6983.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l76z05_inZY/XMuLMGQUDwI/AAAAAAAAZRA/wM2bKrCl4mE_CN8tg1vG0viOMhL4QMy_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/MHEY8850.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"tourists in Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l76z05_inZY/XMuLMGQUDwI/AAAAAAAAZRA/wM2bKrCl4mE_CN8tg1vG0viOMhL4QMy_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/MHEY8850.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YpsUZTPee8/XMuLM9codjI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/FRbWIgOWAhwwUtrTBaUZsf8zKxsMwiHdwCEwYBhgL/s1600/MZVJ3540.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"pad thai and chicken satay for lunch\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1095\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YpsUZTPee8/XMuLM9codjI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/FRbWIgOWAhwwUtrTBaUZsf8zKxsMwiHdwCEwYBhgL/s1600/MZVJ3540.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThe food is actually\ndelicious and the price is reasonable. I liked this tour because it is\ndifferent from the usual temples and pagoda sightseeing. For a change, there\nis something I did in Bangkok that doesn’t include temples. Not that I don't\nlike temples but just to experience and see other stuff. It's been temples all\nover Southeast Asia. I wonder how we were not influenced by Buddhism and\nHinduism.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TkwfjuP18GI/XMuLLDdmpXI/AAAAAAAAZRE/zSjZyE2jv3gBYpeTeOjOjnAdDg-3J8csACEwYBhgL/s1600/FTLD0009.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"selfie in Bangkok's floating market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1157\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TkwfjuP18GI/XMuLLDdmpXI/AAAAAAAAZRE/zSjZyE2jv3gBYpeTeOjOjnAdDg-3J8csACEwYBhgL/s1600/FTLD0009.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eAfter lunch, we went\nback to the area where the van is parked. We waited for the others to come back\nthen we were brought back to the city. We met up with Ton and she escorted us\ninside the Platinum mall for some Bangkok shopping and Big C for pasalubong shopping.\nActually, one of the things I liked to do whenever I am in another country is\nshopping. Not that I splurge money but I like seeing local stuff because it's\nlike seeing something new again. Like you would notice how some countries like\nso many spices while others are into tamarinds and other sour ingredients. It's\nalso fun picking stuff for your own or for your loved ones. Retail therapy at\nits finest. LOL!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter souvenir\nshopping, we went back to our Airbnb to rest for a while before we eat dinner\nand watch Siam Niramit. My mother is into cultural shows that's why whenever I\ntravel with her, we always watch some kind of theater play or cultural show\nsomewhere. When we arrived in the area, the escorts are even in character too\nas they wear some kind of Thai clothing wit majestic headpiece.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe ticket we booked\nin Klook comes with a buffet dinner already so before the show, our tummies are\nalready happy and full. The food on the other is okay. Not too fancy but there\nare many choices and very filling too! There's even a mini show inside the\nbuffet area.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R09WTrImYBY/XMuLN1_ipuI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/NW0tmNdKhaABqNuDqdDIM4lsC-dDIHLJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/OTUN9114.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Elephant performers at Siam Niramit Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R09WTrImYBY/XMuLN1_ipuI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/NW0tmNdKhaABqNuDqdDIM4lsC-dDIHLJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/OTUN9114.JPG\" title\u003d\"Siam Niramit elephants\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dkqitPnK9Gs/XMuLQaUoVaI/AAAAAAAAZRU/XA8vZOzSlsoRQqAaPDQHjsCh3yidmWm0gCEwYBhgL/s1600/VJDY7302.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"casts of siam niramit bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dkqitPnK9Gs/XMuLQaUoVaI/AAAAAAAAZRU/XA8vZOzSlsoRQqAaPDQHjsCh3yidmWm0gCEwYBhgL/s1600/VJDY7302.JPG\" title\u003d\"siam niramit Bangkok casts\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zfax0y8JQ2w/XMuLL36LUgI/AAAAAAAAZRU/p2GAiMFQVPwV3fxPqVhD3Dm5HvbRR0OTACEwYBhgL/s1600/LYOB3405.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Siam niramit elephant performers\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1074\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zfax0y8JQ2w/XMuLL36LUgI/AAAAAAAAZRU/p2GAiMFQVPwV3fxPqVhD3Dm5HvbRR0OTACEwYBhgL/s1600/LYOB3405.JPG\" title\u003d\"Siam niramit elephant performers\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eI don't have photos inside the theater or hall or whatever you\ncall it because photos and videos are not allowed but if you really want to\ndive in and learn more about the history of Thailand and ancient Siam, then I\nsuggest you watch this one. The costumes are very colorful and they even have\nan elephant as a cast member. They have over 150 members just for the show and\nit really showcases the many beliefs of Thais.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo that's our activity\non our first day in Bangkok. I really enjoyed this day because now I know\nthere's more to Thailand aside from temples. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\nUp next is The Grand\nPalace and Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise. :)\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\nTours are booked via Klook:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/activity/359-siam-niramit-bangkok/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSiam Niramit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/activity/1221-damnoen-saduak-floating-market-bangkok/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDamnoen Saduak Floating Market Half Day Tour\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\nIf you don't have a Klook account yet, sign up using \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/invite/EA58C?c\u003dPHP\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003emy link\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and automatically get P150 worth of Klook credits you can use to book your first adventure. ;)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Siam Naramit\" src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Siam Naramit\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5094242389821943331/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/05/damnoen-saduak-floating-market-and-siam.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5094242389821943331"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5094242389821943331"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/05/damnoen-saduak-floating-market-and-siam.html","title":"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Siam Niramit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LItu4uTXN9Q/XMuLLqumJGI/AAAAAAAAZQA/FAOU3kiUfsEe6TSiMJxBGNvDj0ZjWTwvwCLcBGAs/s72-c/GQWW6368.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi, Thailand"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.517084 99.95371460000001"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.270110500000001 99.63099110000002 13.7640575 100.27643810000001"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-8890567025545896016"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-16T17:14:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-16T17:14:26.663+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Khao San Road"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Airbnb"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Agoda"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel 2018"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel misadventure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bangkok"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cambodia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Poipet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Siem Reap"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thailand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giant Ibis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"border crossing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aranyaprathet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"THA Hotel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cambodia-Thailand Border Crossing and Airbnb-Agoda Misadventures"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Cambodia's side of the border on Poipet\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Cambodia's side of the border on Poipet\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIt was our third day\nbackpacking and this I swear is one of my most hassle days in 2018. I am not\nexaggerating that. We had a very stressful problem with our Airbnb host and\nAgoda booking. But first, let me start the post by narrating how we did border\ncrossing by land! \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI am always a fan of\nborder crossing because living in the Philippines means we don't have a\nneighboring country that we could travel to by land so it was really fun\ncrossing borders and observing how just by one single border changes how the\nway people live. This is most evident when we crossed the Laos-Thailand\nborder. The way the drivers navigate is different from both countries. In Laos,\nthey follow right-hand drive while in Thailand, they follow left-hand drive. So\nyou could literally see differences by just how we changed lanes when we arrive\nin the border of Thailand. Little things like that fascinate me.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eAnyway, back to Siem\nReap. I had to research this thoroughly because if not done right, border\ncrossing will get more hassle. Upon searching the world wide web and countless\nborder crossing guides, they all say one same thing, there are A LOT of\nscams happening. With my \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html\" style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eexperience in Hanoi being scammed by a taxi driver\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e, I\nknow we have to be vigilant since I think this is one of the meccas of scammers. The thing is, when you cross\nborders, you cannot do it during an overnight trip because the immigration\noffice will be closed by that time. Unlike airports whose immigration is manned\n24/7, these border immigration offices only open in the morning and close at a\ncertain time so better check the time to avoid problems.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOf course, the initial\nplan was to ride an overnight bus but since the immigration office closes at\nnighttime, we opt to take the day bus. There was an overnight bus but the\nreviews were all terrible like some would say the bus was very small, there are\ncases of where some of the belongings got lost, most would say they feel it is\nnot safe, and they had to wait for the immigration office to open.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo when we established\nthat we will take the morning bus, there's one bus line that netizens always\nrecommend, the Giant Ibis. I cannot remember if we booked the ticket online or\nif we booked it via our hotel. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSDmkUfP02E/XIy7nCYJ5fI/AAAAAAAAZHI/tDGndXIgn6AhTRCVtu8zp6iYQidrdPMGwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Giant Ibis bus ticket from Siem Reap to Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSDmkUfP02E/XIy7nCYJ5fI/AAAAAAAAZHI/tDGndXIgn6AhTRCVtu8zp6iYQidrdPMGwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Giant Ibis bus ticket from Siem Reap to Bangkok\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOur bus ticket\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe morning of our\ndeparture, we were picked up by a tuk-tuk going to where the bus was parked. I\nlike how they pick up passengers instead of just waiting for them to arrive.\nMaybe it's to avoid long waiting time and not knowing whether the passenger\nwill show up or not? \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce we were at the\nplace where the bus was parked, there was also a mini convenience store. We\ndecided to get some food because it would be a very long ride. I think 8 hours\nmore or less. Good thing we got food from the store because we had problems\nchanging money later that day in Thailand's border. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe border is located\nin Poipet for Cambodia's side and Aranyaprathet for Thailand's side. The area\nwas very busy that you should be attentive all the time. \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eALWAYS\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/b\u003e hold on to your\nbelongings. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JblIK44ymSY/XIy7nhBixuI/AAAAAAAAZGw/dF4rCqJNnVQDcz3f2O6K4ZqslhrOQoMLQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Thailand's side of the border\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1425\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JblIK44ymSY/XIy7nhBixuI/AAAAAAAAZGw/dF4rCqJNnVQDcz3f2O6K4ZqslhrOQoMLQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"Thailand side\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThailand's side of the border\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnyway, when we arrive\nat the border, fortunately, we didn't encounter any issue. Since we have Philippine passports, we are entitled to a visa-free entry. However, for\nwestern people, I heard rumors about how they always have a hard time passing\nthe border with different scams targeted to them here and there. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe had to alight the bus and go to the immigration office ourselves. They said the bus will\nwait for us at the other end. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI guess it took us\nmore or less 15 minutes in the Siem Reap border then we had to walk all the way\nthrough the Thailand immigration. Now, this is where it gets interesting\nbecause, during the time we were there, there are limited signs to where you\nwill need to go in order to go to the Thailand immigration. It was a long walk\nand you can easily get lost. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWhen in doubt, ask for\npeople who looks like a tourist too because locals can scam you and might bring\nyou somewhere else. Tourists might not know as well but at least you know you\nare with someone who is also looking for the correct place. Walk as fast as\nyou can and move faster because remember, the bus is waiting for you.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThailand immigration, on the other hand, is very different from Siem Reap. Well, for one, it is\nairconditioned. Imagine walking under the sun at a southeast Asian country, the aircon was such a relief.\nLOL. Also, this is where the line gets long. We are already worried about the bus leaving us but luckily there are also other passengers from the bus who are\nin the line. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce we got our\npassport stamped, we hurriedly walked to the other end to ride the bus. The guy\nthere told us to eat lunch first because the bus was not ready. So we\nlooked for money changers and actually went to ALL banks and money changers we\ncould see but they don't change Philippine Peso and Cambodian Riel to Thai\nBaht. LOL. We didn't have any USD with us so we are all starving. Thanks to the\nsnacks we got from the convenience store, we managed to get through the day.\nThe bus also took a lot of time before we were asked to ride again. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI think it was 4 or 5\nPM when we arrive in Bangkok. Finally!!! It was soooo exhausting. Our first\nstop was Khao San Road since we were dropped off nearby, we decided to eat\nthere first and change money. First order of business? Pad thai and mango\nsticky rice of course! Oh, how I miss legit pad thai. If you don't know yet,\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eKhao San Road\u003c/a\u003e is like a party and backpacker street in Thailand. This is where\nyou will most likely find cheap hostels starting from 350 baht per night. This\nis where we stayed when my father and I backpacked in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Hanoi\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Laos\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLaos\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBangkok\u003c/a\u003e.\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77clzq9O91A/XIy7lOxakVI/AAAAAAAAZGk/bVkN7xPY_qsQfKTPXTGJa9s6uuiRjMYpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Shrimp pad thai from Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77clzq9O91A/XIy7lOxakVI/AAAAAAAAZGk/bVkN7xPY_qsQfKTPXTGJa9s6uuiRjMYpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Pad Thai\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HxMlkUv_B8/XIy7oXEz7aI/AAAAAAAAZHM/PLAE9SSk5nQGZse9zhEO8qaIl1Q9YFRcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Mang Sticky Rice from Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HxMlkUv_B8/XIy7oXEz7aI/AAAAAAAAZHM/PLAE9SSk5nQGZse9zhEO8qaIl1Q9YFRcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Mango Sticky Rice\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThis time, since I am\nwith my mother and my sister, I am pretty sure they will not like the room\nsituation in Khao San Road. It was decent but well, you know what I mean.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter eating, we\ndecided to go to the Airbnb place I booked. AND GUESS WHAT?! THE HOST IS NOT\nRESPONDING TO ME. Take note this is already 7 or 8 ish in the evening, we are\ndead tired, and we might not have a place to stay in for the night. It sounds\nfunny to me now but believe my horror and my stress when I thought we had no\nplace to stay in. What's a girl gotta do you ask? I tried contacting Airbnb. I\nused my PH number (which was billed 1000+) for the call I made. Huhu. To make\nthe story short, they gave us $50 to go and book a hotel where we can stay in\nfor the night then they will find us a place the next day in Airbnb where we\ncan check in.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo I booked via Agoda.\nMy patience was getting shorter and shorter and the fatigue is eating me alive.\nGUESS WHAT?! The hotel we booked was fully booked!!! We had to climb a flight\nof stairs with our luggage only to find out it was freaking fully booked. By\nthis point, I feel like crying already. To make it worst, my card was already\ncharged. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe people in the\nhotel though recommended one hotel which is just nearby. They made the call for\nus and told the other hotel that we are coming. Agoda, on the other hand, assured\nme that the payment will be refunded plus they gave a voucher I can use on my\nnext booking. I am not pleased with the voucher, just imagine the hassle. And\nall the taxi fare we had to shoulder because of all this. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBut thank God though\nbecause the hotel we stayed in for the night was sooooo posh and has one of the\nmost amazing beds I slept into. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.tha6.com/rooms/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTHA Hotel's\u003c/a\u003e interiors are amazing, and again, the bed!\nI cannot stress this enough. LOL. Maybe it was just that we were all tired but\nwe all agree that the bed was soft like we could sleep in all day.\nUnfortunately, we just have one night in this hotel and our call time the next\nday is early. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe hotel's details are as follows:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e2 Ekamai 6 Sukhumvit 63 Phra Kanong Nua Wattana Bangkok 10110\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTel+662-7140888 Fax +662-7140999\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eEmail: info@tha6.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cf93lZBqaQY/XIy7q-vAhJI/AAAAAAAAZG4/fNm0U2OVzeA3fqAUPb8ruEwzjdXIe2XbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA Hotel Lobby in Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cf93lZBqaQY/XIy7q-vAhJI/AAAAAAAAZG4/fNm0U2OVzeA3fqAUPb8ruEwzjdXIe2XbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA Hotel\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC86vOutLdw/XIy7sXBZ8CI/AAAAAAAAZG8/0mJS-X-ZCV0Azva1fNDhvRUoZsQXdNy7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA Hotel interior\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC86vOutLdw/XIy7sXBZ8CI/AAAAAAAAZG8/0mJS-X-ZCV0Azva1fNDhvRUoZsQXdNy7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA Hotel\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nEverything about the\nhotel is aesthetically pleasing. We were able to rest at around 11-ish that day. So sad that we weren't able to maximize our stay in that hotel because our call time the next day is super early.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo that's how we spent\none day in our Siem Reap-Bangkok trip last year. Good thing I still remember\nsome of the details. Hehe.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grsevCcVrk0/XIy7mJlaoxI/AAAAAAAAZHE/U4lyeVyx2gUvFKDVQwJbkpQ6Nq92lR8BQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA hotel lobby in Bangkok Thailand\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1143\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grsevCcVrk0/XIy7mJlaoxI/AAAAAAAAZHE/U4lyeVyx2gUvFKDVQwJbkpQ6Nq92lR8BQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA hotel lobby in Bangkok Thailand\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eI would say Airbnb\nhandled our concern appropriately but I still wish this incident didn't happen.\nTheir support calls and checks in on us, they are also very responsive. As for the host? I don't know what\nhappened to him. He had many good reviews so I don't know what happened to him that\nnight. All's well that end well I guess. :)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nUp next: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/8890567025545896016/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/cambodia-thailand-border-crossing-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/8890567025545896016"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/8890567025545896016"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/cambodia-thailand-border-crossing-and.html","title":"Cambodia-Thailand Border Crossing and Airbnb-Agoda Misadventures"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s72-c/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Krong Poi Pet, Cambodia"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.6579053 102.58090259999994"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.4110233 102.25817909999995 13.904787299999999 102.90362609999994"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-6789993112938377758"},"published":{"$t":"2017-08-26T17:36:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-01-17T09:56:54.984+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Backpacking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Khao San Road"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thailand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea Life Bangkok"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bangkok"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World and Khao San Road"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IAC_J7ZIANE/WaEogIUk7vI/AAAAAAAAS8I/vr-LXHEiWkcxT-M2aeau0UciRsv2Ma5awCEwYBhgL/s1600/BHXX6863.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IAC_J7ZIANE/WaEogIUk7vI/AAAAAAAAS8I/vr-LXHEiWkcxT-M2aeau0UciRsv2Ma5awCEwYBhgL/s1600/BHXX6863.jpg\" title\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our official last touring day in our backpacking journey! So our last stop? Bangkok! We're allotting 1 full day for Bangkok as we don't need much time to see this city as we've already seen Bangkok's beauty on our last backpacking journey before this one.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n You see, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Thailand\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eThailand\u003c/a\u003e is beautifully placed in the middle of everything that's why when you see people backpacking in Southeast Asia, Thailand is always on the list. You will not run out of things to do and buses to its neighboring countries are easily accessible.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Aside from its rich culture, who can resist the street food and the night markets? This is like a country where you can splurge but won't totally go broke as there's a lot of options be it with accommodation and food. There's just everything for everyone.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n As per my last post, we went to Bangkok from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/vientiane-laos.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eVientiane\u003c/a\u003e through Udon Thani (where I saw another Robinson's Mall. Hihi). We had dinner first in Udon Thani then we took the overnight bus going to Bangkok. We arrived at Mo Chit bus station at around 6 am. This bus station makes me reminisce our Thailand backpacking in 2015 as this is where we took the bus going to Tak going to Mae Sot.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6_93gajPBZw/WaEqQVvwytI/AAAAAAAAS9E/x1-sYOlZJrwLNqCyx5cjvTuvoKMIvgOlACEwYBhgL/s1600/IKXD6917.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6_93gajPBZw/WaEqQVvwytI/AAAAAAAAS9E/x1-sYOlZJrwLNqCyx5cjvTuvoKMIvgOlACEwYBhgL/s1600/IKXD6917.jpg\" title\u003d\"Siam Paragon\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was early in the morning and our first agenda was to look for a cheap backpacker hostel in Khao San Road. As they say, Khao San Road is the place where backpackers usually hang out. It is like the mecca of backpackers in Bangkok. There's a lot of restaurants, bars, and stores in this street and come night time, you won't run out of night life ideas. You can say that this street becomes a party place every night. Karaokes, bars, massages, street foods.. name it, they have it.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We stayed in a cheap backpacker inn for 400baht per night. Not bad though as we're only staying for one night before we go to Suvarnabhumi airport early in the morning the next day. It doesn't have an AC, only fan but it's not really that hot and we're out throughout the day. We just need a place to stay for the night. Receptionists also ask you to look at the room first before checking in so you would know right then and there what you're getting. We went through I think 3 hostels before we settled for the last one.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After getting some rest and cleaning up, our agenda is to go to Siam Paragon and see SEA Life Bangkok. I know this is for kids but what do you want us to do? We already went to see \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/01/thailand-2015-bangkok.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGrand Palace and Bangkok National Museum\u003c/a\u003e on our last visit.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFR5_MRBxUM/WaEqQnuXb9I/AAAAAAAAS9E/zosSmDb_fKMqXsqJGn1c1EktX44KTprnACEwYBhgL/s1600/GHCH3023.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFR5_MRBxUM/WaEqQnuXb9I/AAAAAAAAS9E/zosSmDb_fKMqXsqJGn1c1EktX44KTprnACEwYBhgL/s1600/GHCH3023.jpg\" title\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Actually, the whole SEA Life experience is fun! Totally different from what we have here in Manila. There are many attractions and some kids would even have the chance to feed fishes. There are also different shows throughout the day. And if you're getting hungry with all that walking, they also do have a mini cafe inside but of course, the price is quite expensive.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n My real agenda was actually to go inside Madame Tussauds museum. I've been wanting to go inside Madame Tussauds since forever, no matter which country as long as I will be able to take a photo of T Swift's wax figure. Lol! And to no avail, still not successful. :( I already had a lot of chances to go inside this museum but still.. not successful. Sad. Though I'm pretty sure soon, I'm gonna get inside and take lots of photos.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I'm not gonna bombard you with lots of aquarium photos because it is much better to see it in person.. but here are some few snaps..\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5JXfGbuMrs/WaEofllZi0I/AAAAAAAAS8I/DOQ4gxcsK2Q10H7tiooENTcRUJJ2fyfcgCEwYBhgL/s1600/AKZX3492.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5JXfGbuMrs/WaEofllZi0I/AAAAAAAAS8I/DOQ4gxcsK2Q10H7tiooENTcRUJJ2fyfcgCEwYBhgL/s1600/AKZX3492.jpg\" title\u003d\"Underwater creatures in Sea Life Bangkok\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VfUyFu-FiRU/WaEo0_nBTpI/AAAAAAAAS8I/kfA1265NZxcVInKgvn8BQUFjAVBdNW9oACEwYBhgL/s1600/BMJX9034.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VfUyFu-FiRU/WaEo0_nBTpI/AAAAAAAAS8I/kfA1265NZxcVInKgvn8BQUFjAVBdNW9oACEwYBhgL/s1600/BMJX9034.jpg\" title\u003d\"Mini cafe inside sea life bangkok\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe mini cafe inside Sea Life Bangkok\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L-MMl4zHy_8/WaEo-UcuLBI/AAAAAAAAS8I/ZZ4CT4ax5MUORplaV6pG6DSWcyehLiZVQCEwYBhgL/s1600/CNVS4078.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L-MMl4zHy_8/WaEo-UcuLBI/AAAAAAAAS8I/ZZ4CT4ax5MUORplaV6pG6DSWcyehLiZVQCEwYBhgL/s1600/CNVS4078.jpg\" title\u003d\"Biggest Aquarium\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-981ClPm40Wg/WaEqpm4KvrI/AAAAAAAAS9E/m-jgemsMbdYfVc6wRt2THfHlBxhrwEJ6ACEwYBhgL/s1600/JTDF8800.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-981ClPm40Wg/WaEqpm4KvrI/AAAAAAAAS9E/m-jgemsMbdYfVc6wRt2THfHlBxhrwEJ6ACEwYBhgL/s1600/JTDF8800.jpg\" title\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eExcuse my face :)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ScBUJeI79A8/WaEq1KRrKtI/AAAAAAAAS9E/pNtToJ-Ct08dhZ5130ut2q26Qxj-zDNtQCEwYBhgL/s1600/MSKJ0202.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ScBUJeI79A8/WaEq1KRrKtI/AAAAAAAAS9E/pNtToJ-Ct08dhZ5130ut2q26Qxj-zDNtQCEwYBhgL/s1600/MSKJ0202.jpg\" title\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W0-QPBUcVlY/WaErTGpDqBI/AAAAAAAAS9E/fHYYgVekKfksTjDL2VTxSHDC9r12hMbzQCEwYBhgL/s1600/ROIG6204.jpg\" title\u003d\"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Booking Sealife Bangkok Tickets\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n If you're wondering where we got our tickets... I booked it through \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/invite/EA58C?c\u003dPHP\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eKlook\u003c/a\u003e on the day of our visit. Yup, on the day! We're like outside the ticket area when I was booking it online. Not only I was able to get a huge discount, we also got to skip the long line!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Tickets come in 3 variants... First is the Aquarium entry only ticket where you will be able to experience SEA LIFE Bangkok full time, another one is the Aquarium + 4D Movie + Glass-Bottom Boat. I don't know what's shown in the 4D movie but the glass-bottom boat, on the other hand, is just like a normal boat where the surface is made of glass. That way, you would see the creatures below you clearly. And last but not the least is the Aquarium + Madame Tussauds Admission ticket.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Wished we got the last one! Maybe when we come back to Bangkok or HK. Definitely one day! haha.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Link to Klook's SEA Life Bangkok ticket:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/activity/357-siam-ocean-world-bangkok/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSEA Life Bangkok\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n If you don't have an account yet, you sign up through this \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/invite/EA58C?c\u003dPHP\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003elink\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and get P160.90 off on your first adventure! :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After marveling the different underwater creatures, we opt to do some window shopping and had some siesta time.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kzun36q5cwI/WaE_VVtNtZI/AAAAAAAAS9g/z9oXtkkzB24ZGaBneKw9kVGV1mF7lOUAgCLcBGAs/s1600/IXFM4642.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1525\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kzun36q5cwI/WaE_VVtNtZI/AAAAAAAAS9g/z9oXtkkzB24ZGaBneKw9kVGV1mF7lOUAgCLcBGAs/s1600/IXFM4642.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rk4uJixOhL0/WaE_V3j18GI/AAAAAAAAS9k/kDDgpqPsbWMxvaMObFk7MTkwWM3_2TPcQCLcBGAs/s1600/MRXX6667.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1225\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rk4uJixOhL0/WaE_V3j18GI/AAAAAAAAS9k/kDDgpqPsbWMxvaMObFk7MTkwWM3_2TPcQCLcBGAs/s1600/MRXX6667.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5ZQfgXzms5g/WaEpIh_NANI/AAAAAAAAS8I/0wIERhsI-ewpja0Ejq3_B0GYjStaD9MlQCEwYBhgL/s1600/FIFS2675.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Starbucks Tumblers in Thailand\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5ZQfgXzms5g/WaEpIh_NANI/AAAAAAAAS8I/0wIERhsI-ewpja0Ejq3_B0GYjStaD9MlQCEwYBhgL/s1600/FIFS2675.jpg\" title\u003d\"Starbucks Tumblers in Thailand\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eI will visit you Phuket, just you wait. :D\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xVhdOW22VAg/WaEqKatfeiI/AAAAAAAAS9E/NMtpzIEerrEV5Ssh5npKH0DcBrxsp8IYQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IKFD9550.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Mcdonald's Thailand\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1598\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xVhdOW22VAg/WaEqKatfeiI/AAAAAAAAS9E/NMtpzIEerrEV5Ssh5npKH0DcBrxsp8IYQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IKFD9550.jpg\" title\u003d\"Mcdonald's Thailand\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFather and Thai's version of Mcdonald's. Sawadee ka!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After some time, we went back to Khao San Road only to find the street jam packed with different vendors and parties ongoing in almost every my eye can see.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We ate dinner then we retire for the night and fixed our stuff.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ch4 style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n What can you see in Khao San Road you ask? A lot!! Just look at the pictures below.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qO5ZXUXf-8E/WaEo2VaLYaI/AAAAAAAAS8I/QBiC5NkzgSgFoxGepLoa1xwkSH7zbumnwCEwYBhgL/s1600/DHHM1181.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road - Thai Massage\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1598\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qO5ZXUXf-8E/WaEo2VaLYaI/AAAAAAAAS8I/QBiC5NkzgSgFoxGepLoa1xwkSH7zbumnwCEwYBhgL/s1600/DHHM1181.jpg\" title\u003d\"Thai Massage at Khao San Road\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003ci style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eThai massage everywhere\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n_m3Dps7zEY/WaEpelNv9pI/AAAAAAAAS8I/lkjyUTIEgk4QJtwM6QOuqhV-mQP--pRdgCEwYBhgL/s1600/EDJY7722.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road - Pubs and Restaurants\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n_m3Dps7zEY/WaEpelNv9pI/AAAAAAAAS8I/lkjyUTIEgk4QJtwM6QOuqhV-mQP--pRdgCEwYBhgL/s1600/EDJY7722.jpg\" title\u003d\"Pubs and Restaurants at Khao San Road\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRestaurants and pubs everywhere\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-amtqk2fMl6Y/WaEphrwQUJI/AAAAAAAAS8I/ozZ60Q2qhXIboc27EKeHtueByTc47n6OACEwYBhgL/s1600/FVLQ7224.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road - Street View\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-amtqk2fMl6Y/WaEphrwQUJI/AAAAAAAAS8I/ozZ60Q2qhXIboc27EKeHtueByTc47n6OACEwYBhgL/s1600/FVLQ7224.jpg\" title\u003d\"Street View of Khao San Road\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreetview of Khao San Road\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MTSH4kbNY3g/WaEqhj74XKI/AAAAAAAAS9E/W7lGbOwK9CkTycjIHGrGDdfR09QbFNvAgCEwYBhgL/s1600/KAQT9419.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road - Thai souvenirs\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MTSH4kbNY3g/WaEqhj74XKI/AAAAAAAAS9E/W7lGbOwK9CkTycjIHGrGDdfR09QbFNvAgCEwYBhgL/s1600/KAQT9419.jpg\" title\u003d\"Thai Souvenirs at Khao San Road\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouvenirs\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9KlIrjOIo0/WaErFcIuoiI/AAAAAAAAS9E/7_31ptDWSfwWb2I_FCS3IqD9jOV0WuSGQCEwYBhgL/s1600/OZEW4712.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road - Thai streetfood\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9KlIrjOIo0/WaErFcIuoiI/AAAAAAAAS9E/7_31ptDWSfwWb2I_FCS3IqD9jOV0WuSGQCEwYBhgL/s1600/OZEW4712.jpg\" title\u003d\"streetfood at khao San Road\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf course street food is never a question in Thailand :)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v6q8IkqdBMs/WaErXuA-XrI/AAAAAAAAS9E/oKbzHWu7-CM5ds4OKWyVJfmTzB5L4otwgCEwYBhgL/s1600/VEOW8593.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v6q8IkqdBMs/WaErXuA-XrI/AAAAAAAAS9E/oKbzHWu7-CM5ds4OKWyVJfmTzB5L4otwgCEwYBhgL/s1600/VEOW8593.jpg\" title\u003d\"Khao San Road\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eScorpion and some unknown fried creatures. As you can see, this is the closest picture I can get as they charge 10 baht for every picture taken of the weird friend creatures. Lol\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qPcHbwc2Wp0/WaEro90GKDI/AAAAAAAAS9E/n0sSa1bGZ94PHf7sLTXS2e1DHgfTks3HgCEwYBhgL/s1600/WONC7125.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qPcHbwc2Wp0/WaEro90GKDI/AAAAAAAAS9E/n0sSa1bGZ94PHf7sLTXS2e1DHgfTks3HgCEwYBhgL/s1600/WONC7125.jpg\" title\u003d\"Khao San Road\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eV-VUpmA8XU/WaEyiZ433pI/AAAAAAAAS9Q/Hoa2Jg_ctl0ZNRwI_jKzPeyJe4zbYFTfwCLcBGAs/s1600/ARII4606.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Khao San Road - coconut ice cream\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1497\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eV-VUpmA8XU/WaEyiZ433pI/AAAAAAAAS9Q/Hoa2Jg_ctl0ZNRwI_jKzPeyJe4zbYFTfwCLcBGAs/s1600/ARII4606.jpg\" title\u003d\"coconut ice cream\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd do not forget the famous coconut ice cream :)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Actually, there are a lot more you can see on Khao San Road. These are just some of the photos I took. And if you're a traveler by heart, I am pretty sure you will want to visit Bangkok.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The next day.. our goal was to go early to the airport because there's like a lot of stuff to do in the airport and we haven't eaten breakfast yet. But on the contrary, we were just like on time for boarding. Even our breakfast was just a takeaway from Burger King. There's a lot of good restos in the airport \u003ci\u003epa naman.. \u003c/i\u003ebut anyways.. that ends our backpacking trip.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n This backpacking journey is definitely one for the books. It forces me to get out of my comfort zone. You think being a backpacker is easy? Say that after trying it. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I am looking forward to crossing my Southeast Asia list by 2019 so come 2020. I'll start traveling the other parts of the world. hihi.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I sure had fun on this trip and totally learned a lot! I am hoping to visit Cambodia and Myanmar next. Wish me luck. :)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n If you liked this post, check out the other parts of this backpacking journey below.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/hanoi-vietnam-exploring-old-quarter.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi, Vietnam: Exploring the Old Quarter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/06/hanoi-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-mausoleum-and.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi, Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Temple of Literature\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eFrom Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/welcome-to-luang-prabang-laos.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eWelcome to Luang Prabang, Laos\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/07/in-photos-luang-prabangs-kuang-si-falls.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eIn Photos: Luang Prabang's Kuang Si Falls\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/07/luang-prabangs-hippest-cafe-1-dollar.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLuang Prabang's Hippest Cafe, 1 Dollar Buffet, and Many More!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/vientiane-laos.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eVientiane, Laos\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nTo more adventures! \u0026lt;3\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\nCheers! xx\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/6789993112938377758/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6789993112938377758"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6789993112938377758"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html","title":"SEA Life Bangkok Ocean World and Khao San Road"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IAC_J7ZIANE/WaEogIUk7vI/AAAAAAAAS8I/vr-LXHEiWkcxT-M2aeau0UciRsv2Ma5awCEwYBhgL/s72-c/BHXX6863.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Bangkok, Thailand"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.7563309 100.50176510000006"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.2627269 99.85631810000005 14.2499349 101.14721210000006"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-6034665098994905685"},"published":{"$t":"2016-01-15T23:09:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-04-01T15:57:25.123+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Grand Palace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thailand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bangkok"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Temple of the Emerald Buddha"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thailand 2015: Bangkok"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kE72nbXdaRQ/VpkG5IWCxrI/AAAAAAAADAA/qQET6Lk19cE/s1600/IMG_0572.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kE72nbXdaRQ/VpkG5IWCxrI/AAAAAAAADAA/qQET6Lk19cE/s640/IMG_0572.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFinally!! I can now tick off Thailand from my bucket list. But I am looking forward to go back whenever I can as I believe there's still so much to see. I am also very proud to say that this is my first backpacking experience. Uhuh! It was awesome but kinda hard. I was travelling with my father and I am lucky enough because he's quite familiar with the places in Thailand as he used to be a volunteer in Mae Sot. That's the time I was living alone for almost a year. And I'm happy I get to see the place where lived and volunteered. But that's for another post. We're able to go to 4 different places in Thailand: Bangkok, Mae Sot, Chiang Mai, and Ayutthaya. For this blog post, I'll be focusing on Bangkok first.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RbT9a25RXKI/VpkEyAaS59I/AAAAAAAAC_Q/SEyUePbePxM/s1600/IMG_0542.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RbT9a25RXKI/VpkEyAaS59I/AAAAAAAAC_Q/SEyUePbePxM/s640/IMG_0542.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ih3F9mwwL5U/VpkFPiXfGwI/AAAAAAAAC_g/RvFRfuKNlaU/s1600/IMG_0547.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"360\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ih3F9mwwL5U/VpkFPiXfGwI/AAAAAAAAC_g/RvFRfuKNlaU/s640/IMG_0547.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_HJ2bsZQ4e4/VpkFFlHgn2I/AAAAAAAAC_Y/WPDmo5kiX3s/s1600/IMG_0552.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_HJ2bsZQ4e4/VpkFFlHgn2I/AAAAAAAAC_Y/WPDmo5kiX3s/s640/IMG_0552.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe're staying for almost a week in Thailand and we're staying in Bangkok for a day. As usual, we departed Manila the night of Nov. 10 and arrived in Bangkok at 12 MN. Being the backpacker that we are during that time, we didn't booked any accommodation since we'll only be staying in Bangkok for a day. We stayed at the airport until morning and went to The Grand Palace.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4BjvZf8a9ms/VpkF4CyULII/AAAAAAAAC_o/90K4jS_LDCY/s1600/IMG_0556.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4BjvZf8a9ms/VpkF4CyULII/AAAAAAAAC_o/90K4jS_LDCY/s640/IMG_0556.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DDiamZoRl9Y/VpkGYX__FJI/AAAAAAAAC_4/OE_PuPAyL4I/s1600/IMG_0566.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DDiamZoRl9Y/VpkGYX__FJI/AAAAAAAAC_4/OE_PuPAyL4I/s640/IMG_0566.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gpuGDClu518/VpkGTPjShgI/AAAAAAAAC_w/Te5EKths8WU/s1600/IMG_0560.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gpuGDClu518/VpkGTPjShgI/AAAAAAAAC_w/Te5EKths8WU/s640/IMG_0560.JPG\" width\u003d\"480\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThey say your stay or tour in Bangkok wouldn't be complete if you don't see the The Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha. And I must agree! This site is a must! No words can explain how beautiful the place is. I haven't seen such beautiful architecture before. The intricate details of the temples are unbelievable. Every corner is carved and thought of perfectly.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_gCXyds5tng/VpkH-3p4lCI/AAAAAAAADAY/UfnI9sBYzLI/s1600/IMG_0616.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_gCXyds5tng/VpkH-3p4lCI/AAAAAAAADAY/UfnI9sBYzLI/s640/IMG_0616.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhat a sight!\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kt52SKGdiuk/VpkHjFGe8pI/AAAAAAAADAQ/5OZK_NtaLBo/s1600/IMG_0592.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kt52SKGdiuk/VpkHjFGe8pI/AAAAAAAADAQ/5OZK_NtaLBo/s640/IMG_0592.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F9ONPGpgq3M/VpkHQ_28NZI/AAAAAAAADAI/2G6LoZbg3CY/s1600/IMG_0601.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F9ONPGpgq3M/VpkHQ_28NZI/AAAAAAAADAI/2G6LoZbg3CY/s640/IMG_0601.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe place used to be the home of the Kings of Thailand and the layout was similar to the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. The place is crowded when we got there. I just don't know if this is the daily situation around the castle but it's advisable though to come early. The castle/temple was also included in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/travel/most-visited-castles-palaces/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCNN's Top 10 most visited palaces and temples and around the world\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;having 8 million visitors annually. How amazing is that, right? Definitely a must visit whenever you're in Thailand.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tFaQdMpfPDk/VpkIU0ABzXI/AAAAAAAADAg/6fun3D7x_bU/s1600/IMG_0633.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tFaQdMpfPDk/VpkIU0ABzXI/AAAAAAAADAg/6fun3D7x_bU/s640/IMG_0633.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mUoGU8EqaTY/VpkIb_R3hcI/AAAAAAAADAo/YRKS-fGDJfo/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mUoGU8EqaTY/VpkIb_R3hcI/AAAAAAAADAo/YRKS-fGDJfo/s640/IMG_0652.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe temple of the Emerald Buddha is considered to be one of the most sacred places in Thailand. That's why when you go there, you should follow the dress code as these are strictly implemented. The pictures just cannot give justice to the real thing. I swear, you must include this in your bucket list. There are a lot of temples around Thailand but I guess this one should be your priority if you have limited time touring Bangkok.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rgZRYAiZnG8/VpkJIjy4ugI/AAAAAAAADA4/YVbfTufO4UU/s1600/IMG_0663.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rgZRYAiZnG8/VpkJIjy4ugI/AAAAAAAADA4/YVbfTufO4UU/s640/IMG_0663.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter touring the The Grand Palace, we roam around the vicinity and found Bangkok National Museum. So we did what every tourist would do. Go and look inside. That's where I found different old buddhas. Some are dated 700 to 900 years ago. Truly a rich history!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5adg2zQaxUQ/VpkJQrU5OaI/AAAAAAAADBQ/ASf65sSrRvA/s1600/IMG_0678.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5adg2zQaxUQ/VpkJQrU5OaI/AAAAAAAADBQ/ASf65sSrRvA/s640/IMG_0678.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBefore we went to The Grand Palace in the morning, we first secure a bus ticket to Mae Sot from Mo Chit Bus Station. There's a baggage repository at the bus station so it was easy for us to roam around Bangkok. The bus station also has a shower area and food stalls.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Rv05-PARd0/VpkJPmdIiBI/AAAAAAAADBI/OoZXCq5u20s/s1600/IMG_0675.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Rv05-PARd0/VpkJPmdIiBI/AAAAAAAADBI/OoZXCq5u20s/s640/IMG_0675.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\nAuthentic Thai Food. Yummers!\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter some walking, we went to back to the bus station and departed to Mae Sot.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBTW, can I just say how impressed I am with Thailand's mobile data and wifi? I never had any problems with their mobile data it was oh so fast! I was just writing this because I cannot stress how our mobile data here in the Philippines sucks!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3A7x4RVaN0k/VpkJQqFMtzI/AAAAAAAADBM/8OEQRLXPAHs/s1600/IMG_0703.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"360\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3A7x4RVaN0k/VpkJQqFMtzI/AAAAAAAADBM/8OEQRLXPAHs/s640/IMG_0703.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\nIt was just a day but I felt like I roamed the whole Bangkok! Not mentioning I still have a week to see the beautiful land of Thailand.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\nYou might want to check out my other Thailand travel diary:\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/02/thailand-2015-mae-sot.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMAE SOT\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/03/thailand-2015-chiang-mai.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCHIANG MAI\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/04/thailand-2015-ayutthaya.html\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eAYUTTHAYA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/6034665098994905685/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/01/thailand-2015-bangkok.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6034665098994905685"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6034665098994905685"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/01/thailand-2015-bangkok.html","title":"Thailand 2015: Bangkok"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kE72nbXdaRQ/VpkG5IWCxrI/AAAAAAAADAA/qQET6Lk19cE/s72-c/IMG_0572.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Bangkok, Thailand"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.7563309 100.50176510000006"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.2627269 99.85631810000005 14.2499349 101.14721210000006"}}]}});