November 18, 2021
We reached Bangkok at around six
And we both picked a window, when the airline and the hotels were offering a
huge discount (much to our delight), and started the much-awaited journey. We
decided to take our first day a little easy since we had bigger things planned
for the days to come. People in canoes waving at us, peddlers in boats coming
near ours with souvenirs to sell, and people living under the bridges of this
celebrated travel destination that we were in at the moment — a side of Bangkok
I never thought I’d see. It is, without a doubt, a labyrinth of never-ending
shopping and food experience. The three Siam malls, which made my jaw drop, saw
gradation from super cheap to super expensive from the first mall to the third.
We walked all the way to the mall, which was situated roughly two kilometres
from our hotel in Makkasan.— The writer is a fashion designer and travel
lover.But our driver was calm, and eventually, both of us accepted the fate as
it is, and finally started to embrace the exclusive, private tour of the Bangkok
waters. There were houses, temples, schools and offices, all accessible by land
and water alike. We then understood why. I had never gone out of the country
until then, and my passport was just another ID proof to me.The first half of
the next day was a walk in the park — literally — since we were eager to find
out why everyone on the Internet asked the world not to miss the beautiful
Lumpini Park, situated right in the middle of the city.
For me, it was one of
the things that was there in my wish list for a long time, and had started to
seem like a joke. China Town is also a place to try out the distinctive Asian
cuisine, which may or may not align with one’s traditional concept of food. And
by the time we departed from Bangkok, my mind wanted more, and was already set
on another international trip. Who would have thought that right inside the
city, one could find acres and acres of lush green grass, tall trees, cool,
clean ponds, and a huge lake? And, let’s not forget the countless komodo dragons
roaming freely within! After getting a healthy dose of all that peace and
tranquility, it was quite the task to get on with the next set of events, which
was to visit all the major monuments, the Wats.It was quite on an impulse that
my friend Minu and I decided to plan a trip to Bangkok. And with every big boat
passing us by, our tiny boat got rocked to its limits, at times even glass curtain wall
getting pushed. It came as a surprise to most of our friends and relatives as
well, since we didn’t want to answer any questions about "how will two young
women survive an international trip with no assistance?†People ask us to this
day why we didn’t go through a holiday package.
We reached Bangkok at around six
in the morning, and after changing our currency to local Baht at the airport and
getting our visas in place, we took a taxi to the city, where our hotel was. The
mall is good for all sorts of shopping, from clothes, shoes, jewellery, toys,
mobile accessories, gadgets, and even packaged local food! It is also a good
area for street shopping, which is more lively at night, owing to the number of
makeshift shops that pop up after sunset. Bangkok is also famous for its weekend
markets, and we visited one of them called the Chatuchak weekend market, which
is a good place to shop for anything under the sky. Our very first day started
off with some rest, breakfast, and a visit to the nearby shopping centre called
the Platinum Mall, and the street stalls. Bargaining was key when it came to any
of the markets in Bangkok, not unlike our Indian ones. Tuk Tuks, roaming freely
around the city originated from an old-fashioned rickshaw during the second
World WarWe saw all the major Wats, a few landmarks which we would have never
covered otherwise, and of course, saw another side of Bangkok — a rotting one —
which they never show in the brochures.
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