I flew into Bangkok nearly 2 months ago. Here are the pics from the first loooong day!
We left our hotel bright and early, ate some mochi donuts from Dunkin Donuts and said our goodbyes. Unfortunately it was raining like nothing else, so my flight was delayed a couple of hours. Luckily, HKT airport has a second floor where you can kinda chill… I passed time watching people react when the power went out and editing photos.
I came across this Thai Airways restaurant. The waiters and waitresses were dressed in flight attendant uniforms.
I finally got into sunny Bangkok late in the afternoon. BKK airport is ridiculous. Not quite as baller as Changi, but still reallllly nice:
Waiting for our luggage to arrive… took… forever…
Throughout the trip, I’ve used public transport when available, and Bangkok was no different. I bused to a transit station, then transferred buses and headed to Victory Monument via help of a local. From there, another local guided me to the Sky Train station, which I took to my hotel. It took well over an hour… but everyone had been super helpful!
I must say, Park Plaza Hotels are freaking slick:
If i’m sitting on the bed, this is my view to the right:
Kinda awkward, but very neat! I could watch TV while showering!
I got HUUUUNGRY so I left to explore. Here is the view from Asok Station:
And here is Asok Station:
I headed to Paragon Mall to explore their epic food court:
*Note that I couldnt fit the mall into one photo while using my widest lens…
So here is the food court inside of the food court. One had to buy a re-fillable payment card to eat at these local hawker-style spots. I believe it was the curry shop that ended up giving me food poisoning…
delicious delicious food poisoning…
After that, I wandered into the grocery store and came across one of the most epic/sensory overload/omg aisles ever. I stared for a bit, then stared at people staring at it. Then loaded up on junk food, betagen, and aloe drinks and returned to the hotel…
I should have day 2 of Bangkok posted this weekend.