Day 7
After seeing the Reclining Buddha, we decided to either visit Chatuchak market or MBK mall for our souvenir hunting. Armed with the Bangkok map, we checked locations of both areas and since Chatuchak is a bit far off from Khao San Road, we decided on MBK.
THE LEGENDARY BUS No. 47
Exiting from Wat Arun, we asked around what bus to take to MBK. A good vendor mentioned that we would take Bus no. 47 when we crossed the street on the far end. Good thing, bus stops have the list of bus that take the said stop so we waited (and waited and waited some more) for the legendary bus no.47.
Though we have options of taking the tuktuk or taxi, we are afraid to take it since we have read blog posts of how these drivers take much out of foreigners money and charged you ten-fold of what locals pay. We have confirmed this as we wait for Bus no. 47, as we hear a tuktuk driver offering a group of tourists for a Bangkok tour for a whooping 4,000 Baht. Though they are 4 in the group, a 1,000 Baht is weirdly high for a tour.
 |
| Vietnam and Cambodia still have the friendliest tuktuk drivers. |
It took us about an hour before we eventually hop on board Bus no.47. One, it not airconditioned so prepare yourself to sweat (if it is too hot) or be squeezed since bus no.47 seemed to be once in a blue moon. However, because of the good highways Bangkok has, the travel is a breeze. The streets are lovely, too, passing by art after art.
MBK
Since it was around 2 in the afternoon when we arrived at MBK (after missing the stop in front of it) so we decided to look for a restaurant before the actual shopping (see Food trip here).
MBK is much like 168 in Divisoria or the St. Francis Square in Mandaluyong (about 5 times more). Souvenirs are located at the third floor, while restaurants are located at the 6th floor, called Flavors of Asia. Electronics are at the fourth floor while boutiques can be found at the 5th floor. It would definitely take you a whole day to see the whole of MBK, but since it was late then and we wanted to get a good rest before our flight back to Manila, we just proceeded with our mission of buying souvenir shirts for our family. T-shirts cost about 99Baht, with different designs and sizes.
 |
| Inside MBK |
 |
| MBK Marker |
 |
| Colorful taxi |
TAKING THE BUS BACK TO KHAO SAN ROAD
We decided to head back to Khao San Road by 6:00pm. However, we did not anticipate our previous experience with Bus no. 47 and it took us about 2 hours waiting for it. :( We were dead tired, poor (because of the shopping) and hungry since we would like to grab food in Khao San. Squirting our eyes every time we see a bus coming our way, just to check if it bus no. 47 because we are agitated in waiting for it and finally resting. Though taxis and tuktuk are all over, we still opted to wait for the bus since we are too afraid to be bankrupt upon reaching Khao San.
After few minutes, we saw ourselves crossing the street and finally reaching our last destination, Khao San. We looked around and found ourselves munching street food, trying out the roti (again) and walking around Khao San for the last time. We also managed to set the airport pick up from one of the tourist offices.
To end up the day, we treated ourselves with the biggest YAKULT we can ever find. :)
 |
| YAKULT!!!! |
Next: Food Trip in Bangkok
No comments:
Post a Comment