Last Holiday for now
Just came back not too long ago from Bangkok, the highlight of which is, very luckily, not to do with the 4.5 days of shopping.
For one, I finally made it to the Grand Palace!
Even before we reached the premises, I was awed by it's majestic grandeur in the distance. Really, it is a place fit for a King.
Another place that we popped by will be Chinatown.
I have heard about the great food, the back alleys of hidden gems as well as the endless streams of herbal and medicine halls. True to the words, I found great food, lots of back alleys with funny stores (one specializing in Halloween costumes, all 'round the year) and alot of chinese halls and goldsmiths.
We popped by the place which was said to have good Bird's nest. Think it is call Nam Seng.
We ordered a tad too much, the portion was strangely generous and another table of Singaporeans had to cancel one of their orders as they had over-ordered unexpectedly. The scallops were fresh and the fried rice fragrant. I was initially worried about the seafood's quality but luckily it was great. The bird's nest was quite a study because they have various classifications and types. I guess most people would order based simply on the prices.
What's an overseas trip without popping by places where you can't find back in Singapore anymore?
The trip was quite tiring, honestly. Shopping was basically the main reason for the travelling and besides the normal Platinum, MBK, Chatuchak, Pratunam, Siam area, CentralWorld and many other allies along the way, there was about 3/4 of day for the Grand Palace and the Chinatown area walkabout.
Oh, you will see these regularly in Thailand.
They are called Zebra Crossings back in Singapore and are meant for pedastrian usage, where cars stop for them to cross. In Thailand, you run for your lives even at the crossings. When we first reached Thaliand and got into a metered cab at the airport, the driver honked at the pedastrian crossing the zebra crossing to get out of the way. It is like playing Frogger in real life.
Overall, it was, OK.
Oh, my girlfriend has two great tasting balls. Tee Hee.
I think I have had enough of Pad Thai for now. I really have to go somewhere else.
For one, I finally made it to the Grand Palace!
Even before we reached the premises, I was awed by it's majestic grandeur in the distance. Really, it is a place fit for a King.
Another place that we popped by will be Chinatown.
I have heard about the great food, the back alleys of hidden gems as well as the endless streams of herbal and medicine halls. True to the words, I found great food, lots of back alleys with funny stores (one specializing in Halloween costumes, all 'round the year) and alot of chinese halls and goldsmiths.
We popped by the place which was said to have good Bird's nest. Think it is call Nam Seng.
We ordered a tad too much, the portion was strangely generous and another table of Singaporeans had to cancel one of their orders as they had over-ordered unexpectedly. The scallops were fresh and the fried rice fragrant. I was initially worried about the seafood's quality but luckily it was great. The bird's nest was quite a study because they have various classifications and types. I guess most people would order based simply on the prices.
What's an overseas trip without popping by places where you can't find back in Singapore anymore?
The trip was quite tiring, honestly. Shopping was basically the main reason for the travelling and besides the normal Platinum, MBK, Chatuchak, Pratunam, Siam area, CentralWorld and many other allies along the way, there was about 3/4 of day for the Grand Palace and the Chinatown area walkabout.
Oh, you will see these regularly in Thailand.
They are called Zebra Crossings back in Singapore and are meant for pedastrian usage, where cars stop for them to cross. In Thailand, you run for your lives even at the crossings. When we first reached Thaliand and got into a metered cab at the airport, the driver honked at the pedastrian crossing the zebra crossing to get out of the way. It is like playing Frogger in real life.
Overall, it was, OK.
Oh, my girlfriend has two great tasting balls. Tee Hee.
I think I have had enough of Pad Thai for now. I really have to go somewhere else.
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