travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part X

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

......continued from part IX

Well, since I was too alone to slumped into any 'special bar' in Bangkok, I just had a couple of fine draught beer in an Irish Pub at Silom. Well, that was a 'very good view' too because the Irish Pub resided right besides a T-junction of the red-light 'hotspot' of Silom.

photo courtesy of lovelyplanetz.com

Then I hopped onto a taxi and taken me back to Best Western Mayfair Suites.

After I back to the hotel, I had to book another hotel for second day stay in Bangkok, due to that B.W.M. Suites was full house. 

Grand Watergate Hotel price @ RM113.26

Since I had a plan to bring my loving wife to Bangkok for a short (two days) tours in the very near future (to be revealed in following episode of this blog), and intend to bring her to see as many as possible attractions in Bangkok in a limited time, so I had to get familiar with the shortest & most convenient roads to reach those attractive parts. I had to start moving early on the next day.

On the next day (15th, September 2015), I checked out from my 'first' hotel's experience in Bangkok. However, the hotel was kind enough to provide their tut-tut car as a complimentary to drive me to my second hotel - Grand Watergate Hotel.

Map to Grand Watergate Hotel

By the time I reached the hotel, it was still too early to check in, so I left my luggage at one side of wall of the lobby with permission by the hotel's receptionist. Then, I started walking to the nearest BTS skytrain station. 

Map to Siam BTS Station

The BTS Siam Station is the center for transit of two skytrain lines in Bangkok - 1. Sukhumvit Line & 2. Silom Line. 

Bangkok's BTS skytrain road Map

Taken the Silom line's skytrain would driven me directly to Saphan Taksin. 

BTS road to Saphan Taksin

From Saphan Taksin BTS station, I just had to walk a few hundreds meters, then I reached at the Chao Phraya river boat pier (jetty).

Saphan Taksin river boat pier

...... to be continued

travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part I

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travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part XI

travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part IX

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

......continued from part VIII

After experienced the fast & furious drifting driving style of the tut-tut car, I reached Silom, Bangkok safely.

Silom is one of Bangkok's most important financial districts with so many bank headquarters & financial institutions. During working hours, you will see a lot of office buildings along main roads with sharply dressed folks, and off course many OL (office lady) in the daytime. 
Once the sun sets, you’ll be amazed by changes of this downtown. Market traders, food hawkers & ‘servicing’ girls will turn the whole area into lively beat of streets. A few small lanes across the main road’s junction will be lived up by crowded pubs, bars, nightclubs & restaurants. Whatnot, Bangkok is so famous with its red-light nightlife. 

Let me bring up 3 videos posted by some other tourists in Youtube to best describe this fascinating downtown. I didn't take a lot photos in this area..ya la... watching OL passing through front sight consumed the most of time. Shssss~!

See the downtown from roof top bar:

See the nightlife area in the daytime:

See the changing into fascinating nightlife live beat streets after the dark"

The changing nature of Silom is fascinating to experience and for that reason tourists are encouraged to do a little exploring by own here. Plus, there is a Bangkok’s biggest downtown park at one end and the mighty Chao Phraya River at the other so you can escape the urban jungle if the sight of concrete and cars gets too much given pressure & tension in life.

While I was too alone to slump into any of 'special' bar in the streets, I just tasting few glasses of Thais draft beer in an Irish Pub.

Irish Pub @ Silom, Bangkok

Another Lone Ranger in front of me @ Irish Pub Silom Bangkok

Photo courtesy from Irish Pub's websites:

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The Thailand Sim Card I bought in 7-11 at Pratunam earlier was start working now. It costs 299TB (equivalent ~RM37, year 2015 Rawang money-changer's rate @0.123), considering a bit expansive compared to prepaid sim card package sold in Malaysia, where you can easily get it at RM8 or RM10.

3G Tourist Sim bought @ 7-11 Pratunam Bangkok 

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