Monday, May 28, 2007

Bangkok Trip (Day 4) - Shopping day

Forth Day (26-May-2007)

2 main thing we need to do today is to go to the travel agent, and to the largest weekend market, Jatujak.

This day, we plan to complain to the travel agent about the overcharge boat ride. The day before, when we phone him, he asked us to go to his office and said that he will give us compensation. While figuring how to go to the travel agent place, we passed by the massage centre that we went and they can speak English. Luckily we took the name cards everywhere that we go, she can give us a direction of the TAT, and show us how to go by bus, all the way to Jatujak as well.

When we reach the office at 9am, the workers there said that the agent did not come to work on Saturday. I am not sure it is real or not, but this means that there will be no compensation already. :( So, if get the agent closer to where we stay will be easier.
Jatujak is about half an hour from Kao San. Taking taxi and tut-tut surely is very costly. Hence, we take an air-cond bus No.524 with only 12Bath each for the ride. So cheapppppp.


This is a VERY sunny day. The market is filled with stores selling food, clothes, decorations, souvenirs and even animals!! Very crowded and super hot. The price is very cheap, and you no need to bargain much. Once the stall fix the price, not easy to bargain, better look for the other shop that sell the same item with the cheaper price. You can get it! Just that you might now able to walk back where you had been. Once you missed, hard to find the way back as it is too big and many branches. Really a one-stop-shopping place.

Cute puppy for 3000Baht.
Squid with chilli. Taste good!
Lunch.. 3 dishes + 1 rice+ 1 coke for 2 person only cost 170Baht.

At about 4.30pm, we took the bus back. This is not a simple route. No direct bus back to where we are from! The bus conductor do not really understand English give us hard time. Firstly we took bus no. 39, then Bus 44. The bus conductor did not tell us when we reached nearby Kao San as requested and make us all the way back to the terminal, and take bus No.32. Luckily this conductor knows English and tell us when to stop. It was not right at the Kao San Road but somewhere near. he give us the direction and at least we can get the way back. Huih.... one and half hour journey and cost us 32Baht each.
Feeling exhausted and hungry, we grab the Mango Rice (20Baht), Spring Roll (25 Baht) and Omelet Rice with sausage (25 bath) as our dinner.
Initially, we plan to take a rest then go for Thai Massage. But, too tire that we sleep right away.

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