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Monday, July 14, 2008

Bangkok Trip - Day 2

Joint 4 finance colleagues and one IT colleague and her husband to Grand Palace on 2nd day. We share and took 2 cabs to the destination arrived around 10 am. Before that we checked with the Hotel staff who told us no slippers but 3/4 pants acceptable but at entrance, my colleague's husband who wore slippers was stopped and then me and room mate were also stopped and ask to go borrow long skirt and pants. 300 Baht is collected as deposit refundable.

After getting our clothings we prepare to go but stopped by an interpreter cum Grand Palace guide who asked us for 100 Baht pp to bring us in Grand Palace. He can speak mandarin but was not veryfluent but his english is acceptable. 8 of us, he is going to collect 800 Baht. We try to bargain and he cut price to 500 Baht which at the end my colleagues asked for discount 100 Baht which he quickly refused and we just go in and not interested to hire him. (Our tour guide asked for 500 baht pp for Grand Palace tour including guide which we find too expensive)

I went to Grand Palace in 1997 and totally forgotten how beautiful the architecture was. I was totally mesmerised by the views. Its really worth while paying 300 Baht for the trip. We spent almost 2 hours in Grand palace started with the Museum where we take opportunity to go close to other tour guides explainingto China/Taiwan tourists the history of the items on display from previous Siam King. We saved 500 Baht and manage to listen to part of the history :)

After the trip some colleagues would like to go Wat Pho (Biggest sleeping Buddha) which according to Grand Palace information/police was just 5 mins walk but we walked and I believe it took us > 15 mins. Half way walking 2 colleagues ask a man for direction. The man seems nice enough to explain the location even suggested that we stop over 2 other temples and another place to see some items on sale and told us Wat Pho is now closed for ceremony. Please go at 2.30pm.

Then he started asking us where we are from and suggest 8 of us share tuk tuk. Then we realised that this might be a fake plot to trick us into going other places as what our tour guide reminded us on bus. So we thank him and left and continue to look for Wat Pho. Finally we found the place and true enough its not closed. Thank God we did not believe the man. Wat Pho has not much things to see except for the giant sleeping Buddha. I have seen the one at Penang which was also very big but it was not as tall and as shiny gold as this one. It really opened my eyes.

After this trip we decided to take cab back to Hotel. So 4 of us share one cab while the finance group took cab to Central World for lunch. We stopped many cabs all wanting to charge us 200 Baht for trip back hotel when our trip to Grand Palce only costs us 65 Baht. Finally one cab asked for 150 Baht and we just take it as cab driver explained that it was bad traffic jam on Sat they have to charge more. It is true the trip took like 40 mins to go back Hotel when we took 15 mins plusgoing to Grand Palace from Hotel earlier.

Due to our massage appointment at 3 pm, we decided to order room service to save time. Room service arrived but Susan'spork rice was not good. Pork was very hard she did not finish her lunch while my Chicken green curry was good. After having our lunch we went for foot massage and it was great. Later we left to go back Hotel but Susan realised that she left her handbag in toilet at Massage center. Driver called for us and help send us back to massage shop and Susan got her handbag from owner with everything intact.

Then lady boss explained thaqt she will pay for our cab back as her driver need to fetch other clients. When we board the cab, Susan realised he was using different route. I told her probably driver knows better route back as there is road block. Then out of sudden driver asked if we going Grand Diamond hotel then he shout at himself and said he made loss. He apologized to us for his outburst and continue to drive but can see he looked down. But we cannot help him since he was paid by the massage boss.

After that we changed and get ready for the Musical "Siam Niramit" (http://www.siamniramit.com/) . Van came to pick us and drop us at the place. We got discount ticket 200 Baht cheaper than normal price, good seat center of the theatre and 8th row from front. Very nice show totally mesmerised. Before the show we had free buffet dinner it was not great but still alright. Too crowded with tourists. The show ended 80 minutes and we are totally satisfied. Very good stage and there is even river on the stage. According to the tour guide this was best in Thailand. There are 2 one in Phuket (saw theshow as advertise but did not attend) and one in Pattaya. Glad we went for this show. After show we went back hotel and we both slept immediately. I actually doze off in van on way back to Hotel.

One problem I forgot to mention. Our room faced the main road and it was so noisy we can hear motorbike sound from one tothe other end. I could hardly sleep plus Susan was getting sicker each day she off the air cond as she was allergic to air cond. I was sweating like crazy I decided to move to sitting room and slept on sofa. But because sofa was small I did not sleep well during trip.Very tough for me :(

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