Bangkok the Second

Alright, we’ve seen the sights, cooked the food and enjoyed the adventure. What’s a fresh young couple (*wink, wink*) to do? Go shopping, of course! Bangkok is a shopping playground. Mega malls, knock-off markets and loads of young talented designers selling wares on the cheap. Straight off the plane from Chiang Mai we drop off our bags and say hellos to our friends at PN and hop in a taxi for a 7 floor monstrosity called MBK Mall. The fourth floor is dedicated to cell phones and if Laine hadn’t been there with me I would
have turned tail and run at the sight of it. After some hard negotiating and comparing prices we picked up some very tech phones from Sony that aren’t out in Canada yet. You can bet your boots that we got the same damn phone again, but this time in his and hers (black and white). It was the only way to get the best deal. After that success we thought we’d replenish our closets on floors 1 through 5, but it was rather uninspiring. Next stop, Suan Lum Night Bazaar!

Since it was a little early to be considered night (4pm) we just HAD to get hour long Thai foot massages to while away our time. An hour later we were rarin’ to go! 4 hours after that and we had made a considerable dent in our shopping list (Laine much more so than me, that man can SHOP!) It was a very long day, all we could do after that was return to our wicked hotel and sleep.

The next day, we laid low for the morning and worked on the blog. After lunch at our favourite noodle soup joint down the street, we took the ferry down the canal then hopped on the BTS sky train to the Bangkok Arts & Culture Centre.

There was a great exhibition of Japanese artists called Twist & Shout. It was definitely an afternoon well spent and it got us even more stoked to revisit Japan. It has been almost three years since I’ve been there and a year and a half for Laine. Goodie!

With the rest of the afternoon/evening ahead of us we trekked to Pratunam to do some more shopping only to realize that we just needed some cold beverages and no amount of prodding could get me excited for the cramped chaos that is Platinum Plaza, Thailand’s Largest Fashion Mall. This gigantor of a mall requires a map to get around and a great amount of patience. No go.

Back at the hotel we enjoyed some beer and wrote postcards to our loved ones (yes you!) and chatted with the staff. We are fully aware that this must be a lame read, but it is honest! We are well rested and ready for our next two weeks in Japan. Hisashiburi, Nippon!