7th Stamp: Bangkok, Thailand

Day V: Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Pho Temple Grounds

Day O-I :Ho Chi Minh/ Mekong Delta Tour, Vietnam

Day II : Cu Chi/ HCM City Walking Tour, Vietnam

Day III- IV: Siem Reap/ Angkor Wat,Cambodia

Day IV: Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia

Day V: Bangkok, Thailand 

Day VI: Floating Market/ Bangkok, Thailand

Day V: Bangkok, Thailand

We booked our Bus Tickets from Golden Fish Pension House in Siem Reap, Cambodia for ($13) and pick up time was 2 AM. Before leaving, the conductor checked our receipts and each of the passengers were given stickers (squared red sticker)and he attached it near my chest. (Color Coding?). Off we go!

By 6 AM, we arrived at Poipet, Cambodia ,alighted the bus and advised us to get all our baggage since we will change bus at Aranyaprathet, Thailand (a few walk from Cambodian Border).

By 6.30 AM, Exited Cambodia,” Angkuun Charran” (Thank You!) …Ooops mind the long lines at Poipet Immigration.

A few walk from Poipet, you will see a lot of Casinos ,be alert all the time with this area, (One of the busiest and not so safe borders), I read from a blog and watched from Sandra Aguinaldo’s trip that there are a lot of touts, fixers doing illegal stuffs. Just walk and follow the flow of your fellow tourists/backpackers.Next thing i know I'm already at the Thai Immigration Office.

By 7 AM, Entered Aranyaprathet, Thailand “Sawasdee ”… No need to worry, the group will wait for each of the passengers to finish Immigration and the conductor did a head count and off we go. (That’s the use of the Color Coded Stickers .Very safe and systematic!) As I mentioned earlier, we will change bus, we were divided into two groups the others are going to Pattaya and us going to Bangkok. (Van Ride)

Approaching Aranyaprathet Immigration

Not far from the Aranyaprathet Border, there was a check point and we were asked by this Officer in his language, of course, we didn’t understand what he is saying. Then he said “ From what Nation are you?” We replied” Philippines” (Ooops do we look like Cambodians?, Entered Illegally? Hehehe) (Other Passengers are Japanese,Brasilians, and Americans maybe that’s why?)

By 12- 1PM, we arrived in Bangkok and dropped us off at Khao San Rd (Backpackers Area). Since it was lunch time, we ate at KFC and changed our Dollars to Baht, and looked for cheapest yet decent place to stay.

By 1-3 PM ,Checked in at Four Sons Place (1,3,5 Trok Mayom, near Khao San Rd, Bangkok).Rest for a While. Freshen Up. Check their website here.

Thai Baht

Sawasdee Bangkok

By 3-5 PM, Started our Temple Hopping Tour.

1^st -Visited Wat Pho Temple (Entrance: 100 BHT)

      How did we get there? No Idea at First. Thank God our feet brought us to the Bangkok Tourist Bureau

 Bangkok Tourist Bureau- (Gave us Tips, Directions and Warnings) A few walk from Khao San Rd near the National Arts Gallery and Somdet Phra Pin Klao Bridge)

Directions: Walk from Bangkok Tourist Bureau and look for N13 Station (Banglumpoo Pier) and rode the ChaoPraya Express Boat and we alighted at N8 Station (Tha Thien Pier) and after a few walk we reached the Wat Pho Temple

Chao Praya Express Boat

Boat for Private Tours

Grand Palace

Make a Wish

 

 

We were fascinated with Wat Pho, photo session and time flies so fast it was around 4-5pm already so we decided to continue our Temple tour by tomorrow and we back to Khao San Rd by a Tuktuk Ride.

                *Actually you can also ride a Tuktuk going to Wat Pho, Wat Phra Kaew and Grand Palace from Khao San Rd but BTB advised us that it is much cheaper to ride the Chao Praya Express Boat.

                *Warning: Beware of Taxi or tuktuk drivers offering ride to discount jewelry stores or entertainment venues. You may risk buying fake goods or other forms of deceptions. Firmly decline when approached and report any such incidents to the Thai Tourist Police Telephone number 1155. (Source: Bangkok Tourist Bureau Map)

Back to Khao San Rd, Booked our Half Day Floating Market Tour for tomorrow via a Travel Agency.

                *Don’t worry there are a lot of Travel Agencies along Khao San just do your haggling techniques

Back to Hotel, Freshen Up and Preparing for our Night Life Tour (There’s such thing? For us Yes!...Hehehe)

Pad Thai?

Traditional Foot Massage

Grasshoppers, Cockroaches,Scorpions etc..

Banana Rotti. Yum Yum

Hot Pink Taxi.. There's also a Powder Blue one

Khao San Road By Night. Visited Silom District.Hotel.Lights Off

                *At Silom/Patpong Area (Tagged as the Red District of Bangkok). No need to elaborate! (Do your research and be surprise!)

                *Taxi Driver Experience (Just tell them your destination and to use the meter and that’s all. They don’t talk)

Usefulf Link:

GMA News Sandra Aguinaldo's Biyaheng Timog Silangang Asya ( Southeast Asia Travel). Click Here

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