Bangkok for Chinese New Year 2013

9-12 February 2013

This is a very late post but still want to note down my trip to Bangkok with my family for Chinese new year this year. We flew by SQ and as usual, I loved the food onboard. For our hotel, we stayed at Ten Face. This hotel is amazing I must say. It is HUGE. Abit too big for 2 people per room. I really really loved the room!

http://www.tenfacebangkok.com/

Pardon the ugly nails

The living area

The room

Pantry

The room is good, the price is ok for the size but the location is a bit off. However because it is not near the main road or train station, they offer a free tuk tuk ride from the hotel to the train station.

The tuk tuk from the hotel

I believe that most people who have been to bangkok have tried the wanton mee at the stall that I showed below. The stall is usually filled with foreigners and not locals. The portion is pretty small to so I would suggest that big eaters should order more than 1 bowl. Their braised meat is not too bad too. This shop is located in the street between Glow Hotel and Pratunam Market (opposite Platinum mall). Talking about wanton mee, I personally find the one in JJmarket better.

Chef at the wanton mee stall

Braised meat

Wanton mee

Another place that we visited during our trip there was Mr Jones Orphanage.

Address: Ground floor, Seen Space Soi Thong Lor Soi 13, off Sukhumvit Soi 55 Rd., Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110 Thailand

This is a really nice a cozy brunch dessert place. Do note that at peak hours, the place can get pretty crowded. There are 2 levels in this cafe. For tall people, it is not recommended for them to head to the 2nd level as the ceiling of the 2nd level is very low. For people who would like to take pictures, do take the 1st level because the 2nd level has very bad lighting. Their Kitkat/M&M cake is good but might be abit too sweet for some. The red velvet cake is pretty good too.

 

Level 2

Located in the same building as Mr Jones Orphanage is Roast cafe.

This place serves good coffee and eggs Benedict. It is a good place to sit/ relax and read a book.

So we visited the usual shopping places like Platinum mall, JJmarket, Rod Fai night market, Pratunam market, Supermarket, Naraya etc. I only head to JJ market for their accessories now as the things there are not cheap. They sell really nice and unique accessories.

Quail eggs from platinum mall

walking to JJ market

Rod Fai night market is worth a visit as it has lots of vintage items around for sale. There are also alot of food available there. The atmosphere is really nice there with many pubs around.

There are still many interesting and nice places to visit in Bangkok. Till the next time!