Bangkok 2008 Day 11: China Town/Siam Paragon

Due to moving to the lousy place on Day 10 and feeling very unsettled. I didn't want to travel very far on Day 11. Originally the plan was to head to Ayutthaya today. But knowing that the trip might wear us out and we had to work the next day, we settled for a closer sightseeing- Hence China Town.

Chinatown is not far from Soy 3. Took us only 20 minutes to get there by cab.

We stopped at the main street. Looks like Hong Kong's Wong Kok street (According to my colleague).

A Chinese temple nestled in one end of the main street. There were prayer sessions going on that time.

A very cute phone booth with some Chinese take to it.

A HUGE entrance way/gate into the main street. Though it's located atop a round about.

We walked towards the direction where all the shops/stalls are located. Reminds me of when I am watching Hong Kong series. If you notice there are a lot of sharks fin/birds nest restaurants here.

I love the architecture of this building.

We came across this stall (operated by an old couple) selling Wan Tan Mee. It cost about 30 Baht a plate. Pretty expensive considering the portion's very small. Though the wan tan is nice, according to colleagues. I wouldn't know because I am allergic to prawns.

I think I had 3 bowls that time. ekekkekeke... not so discipline am I? I was lectured by one colleague. She told me that we could try out other places later on. Nice to have a substitute mommy whenever I go to remind me when I am over-eating. =P

There's something fascinating about the look of this building.

Across the main street there are a number of gold smith/jewelry shops. An in each of these shops there are A LOT of people. I am guessing that the shops are having Sales going on.

After nearly 2 hours of walking and searching for a place to eat. The colleagues settled for this one. One wanted to have sharks fin and the other bird's nest. I just tried one dessert but didn't finish it because it was too sweet.

Bird's nest on sale.

Market place in one street alley. Lots and lots of food!

Sheer number of people... it's super hard trying to get across.

After strolling in China town, we headed for SIAM area. My roomie wanted to have a haircut and we found this Salon next to the SIAM BTS station. Cost 350 Baht, including styling.

Then it was off to Siam Paragon for dinner.

There's a nice space between SIAM Paragon and SIAM Discovery Center. Nice place to hang out in the evening.

Interior of SIAM paragon

One floor below the cineplex.

Cds! Bookstores! etc...

That's about all. There was friction going on between 2 colleagues that night. And obviously I didn't quite like how one behaved. Pissed me off. I guess have to live with this crap throughout my stay in Bangkok.

That pretty much summed up the day.