wait lounge. We were super excited that this is gonna be the first trip out of Chennai and the fun part of the whole thing was it was Bangkok!!! A trip abroad with friends was the least expected at that point of time. The minute we settled ourself in the plane, we were like oh my godddd we are gonna flyyyy!! Our co passengers were like guess these people are mad.. The flight landed and we were standing in the visa on arrival counter close to an hour and then got our visas by paying 1000Bhats/adult. We had made pre travel car arrangements. A corolla the most commonly used cab in BBK picked us up from the airport and dropped us at the Baiyoke Suite where we made our room reservations. The rooms were big and the view from my balcony was amazing. We were given half a day to refresh ourselves but the excitement didn’t really make us take a small nap or relax, rather we took a Tuktuk (a small auto) and went around the streets of BBK . Day one we visited few jewel galleries though we weren’t any keen in buying gold or silver or diamonds. Then we realized that its time we catch up with some authentic Thai food and went to a Thai restaurant in MBK mall, don’t really know the name of the restaurant since it was written in thai. We ordered some chicken noodles, veg soup (me being a veggie) and insisted my frend to try something interesting though am not gonna try it ;). After going thru the menu, we ordered Octopus Balls. The food was interesting and good and yeah me being a veggie the veg noodle soup I ordered, turnout to be a disaster. I so wished I was a hardcore non vegetarian. My sweet friend could so understand I was hungry got me some doughnuts in Dunkins , ice cream and grabbed some coffee. Then we got into the metro to go back to hotel, somehow managed to figure out the way back to our hotel since there was nothing in English and my bestie doesn’t know to read maps..uffo!! Yeah the Thai are so friendly and they greet you saying Swadeekaa with a smile. The best part of the trip was that we were in Thailand during their New year week SONGRAM. A festive with full of happiness and they celebrate it by pouring water on each other and wish luck for each other. The street of BBK was full of water and people playing around with water. This fun filled atmosphere made us decide to live the streets of Thailand. It was time we got wet and played in the streets of BBK. We walked like madness, ate food in the small shops and restaurants in the streets and shopped like crazy. Sat on the road side at 2 A.M and was having a crazy conversation and still couldn’t accept the fact we were in THAI all by ourselves having the best fun ever possible! There is lot of shopping malls in the city to go around not really expensive. There are a few must watch places like the Siam ocean world for kids and the wildlife safari, ocean world and the Buddhist temple is a must watch. If you are a couple and want to indulge in some romantic evening dinner, candle lights then you should go for the 3 hour cruise. A perfect get away for romance. After roaming around BBK we headed over to Pattaya by car, it takes about 2 hours. If you love adventure then you have a lotta water sport activities to indulge and have fun. The best out of our experience is the Underwater walk ~ feeding fishes, palying with them.. makes you feel like a mermaid ;) You have other sports like the scuba diving, parasailing, treks, water scooter, snorkelling etc. They take you in a speed boat to an island where water seems like blue crystals floating. The walking street at pattaya never sleeps.. lot of pubs, gogo bars, discotheques..i would say it’s a place for bachelors.. The Alcazar show which shows the thai culture is a must watch. You can indulge yourself in some spa and massages for a refreshing experience..You have a variety of spa to pick from.. Thailand is a place to have fun and loads of adventure..! My trip turned out to be awesome coz of my Bestie.. big cheers .. love u all.. hope to make more fun trips and enjoy!
