Bangkok 2015 - Asiatique and Sky Bar@ Lebua at State Tower
I just came back from Bangkok over the weekend, a short 5D4N trip! It was a less 'tedious' itinerary compared to my other trips, as we mainly just eat and do foot massage. =)
Redeemed my krisflyer points quite some time ago, well before the bombing incident. Both hotel and SQ did offer a reschedule but merely extending it till October. We dont see how going in October will be much safer, so we decided to just go ahead.
Everything was back to normal, except that there was bag check at all BTS & MRT stations as well as the shopping malls. Talking about the transport system, I was pretty impressed. I think I too long never visit Bangkok liao. In this trip, we commuted around mainly using MRT and BTS, except for just a few trips using taxi.
Not sure what's the difference between MRT and BTS, but they dont share the same fare system. So although we had the
rabbit card (similar to our ezlink card) for our BTS rides, we had to purchase the MRT rides separately. A bit troublesome, but it was okay since most of the places we went are nearby BTS stations.
We took the late noon flight to bangkok and was almost evening by the time we reached. To avoid the evening traffic jam, we took the Airport Rail Link which is linked to Phaya Thai BTS. From there, we took BTS to Chong Nonsi where our hotel is located. All and all, we took about an hour to travel from the airport to the city. Pretty fuss free, cheap and most importantly, no JAM! I definitely opt for this option if my luggage is light and the hotel is near to a BTS station for my next trip!
Checked in hotel and off we went to grab dinner!
Asiatique
BTS: Saphan Taksin, Exit 2
Direction: Walk toward the pier ( trust your nose to lead the way) and take the free shuttle boat. Alternatively, just follow where most people are walking toward to.
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