After breakfast, we decided to pay a visit to Jim Thomson House, just round the corner. Hotel guest got 10% discount and Jim Thomson provides golf cart as a form of shuttle service. We opted to stroll to the place as it was still early.
Upon reaching the place, found out that a tour of the place needed $150 baht per pax with their guide explaining the tour, around 40mins.
As we never visited this place and Jim Thomson being a famous person here, might as well.
Can see dancer dancing in the main courtyard leading into Jim Thompson House, which is some sort of museum.
The place to gather before the tour of the House.
The House.
Pool in the backyard.
Alot of art pieces collect by the man himself.
More exhibits in the side small houses.
Collections of small antiques.
The beautiful garden.
After the visit to Jim Thompson House, we proceeded to our main focus today, the Erawan Shrine. We took the BTS from National Stadium to Chit Lom, just 2 stops but need to change at Siam station. Then walk back via the sky bridge towards Siam as the shrine is in-between the stations.
The BTS
As usual the shrine was damn crowded and fully restored after the recent bombing incident. Can see more guards around the area but business as usual for the thais.
The offering can be bought in the shrine compound, the lady there speaks Chinese, typically got the $25 baht or $50 baht. We took the $50 baht package, one small candle, 4 small flower rings and a pack of incense.
My wife paid for the dancers as well to return favours she asked last time. Actually wanted the 2 dancers package but they said no, minimum 4 dancers, wah......2 dancers around $250+ baht and 4 dancers close to $400 baht. Best was that they got 8 dancers, so 2 person with 4 dancers each would need to dance once with all 8 dancers. Efficiency !!
We followed what others mentioned on the web, pray to the front facing to the main gate side first then goes clockwise, praying at each face of the Buddha and depositing the flowers. As for the candle, not too sure, so just light up and placed at the first face area.
After the main task had been completed, we set off to Partunam Market, Platinum Fashion Mall and look see look see the famous Wan-Ton mee.
Along the walking towards our destination, spotted Big C Supermarket mall, which to the delights of my wife, she loved walking supermarket.
But before that, we settled our lunch first at MK Restaurant, which this place happened to have one branch as my colleague told me that every time he visited BKK, sure must eat at MK.. Ordered the $599 baht special combo, added 2 more vegetables and 2 rice. Overall very good and the portion of food was nice and fresh, one of the most economical makan place.
During lunch, my wife was feeling abit sick and not good, thinks she had caught a slight cold, maybe from me as I was recovering from one. She did managed to perk up abit during the supermarket strolling.
As we would be walking back here, decided to visit the rest of the places first then come back to buying stuffs from Big C.
The famous Pratunam market
The famous Wan-ton mee, we went all the way into Pratunam market and out due to a wrong placement in Google map. As we were still full, did not went in to savor the mee.
Platinum Fashion Mall
As this junction while stepping into the fashion mall, my wife was feeling damn sick. No choice we made a detour to rest at Star Bucks Coffee. Finally decided to go back to hotel as she was too sick, however, we still detoured to Big C to make a stroll and bought some stuffs. Surprisingly, she was feeling better in Big C.
Following were the spoils of the stroll:
$300 baht per box, other places were slightly more expensive.
$550 baht, later we found out that the price were cheaper in Chatuchuk market at $330 baht
Route of travel for the day.
Went back to hotel around 3+pm and my wife rested till around 7+pm, decided to head out to Jim Thompson for dinner. Approached the front desk asking if we need to book, the helpful front desk staff called for us and assured us that there were still tables at the restaurant and called for the shuttle.
Very cool to ride in the golf cart, very similar to the famous Tutu car.
Had a nice dinner at the restaurant, the starter and the green curry were my wife's favourite. The pandan chicken was not really grilled but more like stuffing the chicken meat into the pandan leaves.
Managed to goto the shop and gotten a Jim Thompson hat, hehehehe.
$600 baht
Went back to hotel and rest and luckily my wife bounced back to action the next day.
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