The Bangkok trip was simply great! It was basically a eat-shop-sleep trip, with no sightseeing except for a boat ride mainly for the two girls. My, what a shopping paradise Bangkok is! Clothes, shoes, lingerie, bags, all at a fraction of the price in Singapore! I especially liked their local children brands as, not only they were cheap, they were beautifully designed too! I went with two half empty luggage and came back with 3 fully stuffed ones. Luckily I didn't change a lot of money, else I would have spent even more! My sister and brother-in-law were very familiar with Bangkok, and we had a driver with us, so it made getting around relatively easy. Nevertheless, I thought the many shopping trips - MBK centre, Pratunam market, Central Chidlom, Seacon Square, Suan Lum night market - would tire Jolyne out, but surprisingly, she enjoyed herself choosing her own clothes and souvenirs. I felt a little guilty for not bringing Jolyne to Dream World and the floating market, this being her first trip to Bangkok, but she didn't seem to mind. In fact, she and Valentia enjoyed each other's company very much and were well-behaved most of the time.

The food there was cheap too, especially seafood. Like a true-blue Singaporean, We stuffed ourselves with sharkfin soup, birdnest, scallops, fish maws at a Chinese restaurant on the first day, and it was just S$150 for the 5 of us ! Such a meal in Singapore would easily cost us double of that. To give you another idea how cheap the food was, a plate of spaghetti at a restaurant in a shopping mall was just S$2.50! Simply unbelivable. Of course, there are more expensive food catered for the upper-class Thais and rich tourists in places like the Oriental Hotel (a buffet dinner would cost about S$60 per pax).

The hotel was a good choice too. It was centrally located at Pathumwan but nicely tucked away in a quiet lane away from the hustle and bustle city centre. The two little girls enjoyed waddling in the pool while we ladies relaxed ourselves at a two-hour Thai message session. Totally rejuvenating.

All in all, it was indeed a very very enjoyable trip. Ahhh, I want to go again!

The girls having fun


Bangkok city view


Choa Praya river