My Bangkok Trip - Day 3

isn't it beautiful..?

day 3 in bangkok. spent the morning at the hotel pool. berendam sampai kecut. then off to the city. first stop was jim thompson house. The Jim Thompson House is the home of James H.W. Thompson, a self-made American entrepreneur who was the founder of the world renowned Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company. Thompson's achievements during his 25 year stay in the Kingdom of Thailand have won him much fame as the "Legendary American of Thailand". He disappeared in cameron highland in 1967 after going out for a walk.

after that we took a tut-tut to maboonkrong or mbk. it is one of the largest shopping mall in bangkok. huge. there are many large shopping malls in bangkok. mbk is similar to sungei wang plaza in a way.

after mbk we went to siam discovery centre. it is another mall but more similar to suria klcc. then off to siam square where hard rock cafe is located. bought a couple of t-shirts there. met a police officer who suggested we go to thai export centre where there are inexpensive rubies. bummer. they are still around B10,000 a pop. not cheap, at least according to my check book.

so back to the hotel, stopping at usman for dinner.

after dinner, we took a cab to suam lum night bazaar. a new and very large night market with over 3,000 stalls. spent a few hours there, sampai lembik. bought a few t-shirts, souvenirs and two thai sofa cushions - the triangular shaped head rest. since the cushions are too big and the color we wanted were at the warehouse, we agreed to have it delivered to the hotel the following day, boxed. so senang nak bawa naik kapalterbang.

that's for day 3 in bangkok.