Today was my last day in Bangkok. Being a short layover from my Japan trip, I still managed to go to the Maeklong Train Market and Amphawa Floating Market — two attractions I hadn’t been to before. I wondered what else to see before leaving Bangkok. And so I looked at the map and decided to head to Lumphini Gardens, Bangkok’s largest public park.
The easiest way to get to Lumpini park is to take a BTS to Sala Daeng Station and leave via Exit No.6.
But before entering the park, I stopped by Burger King to have lunch.
Burger King doesn’t sell beef burgers back in India, so this would be my last before departing BangkokAfter lunch, I walked across Rama IV Road to the memorial statue of King Rama VI.A map of Lumpini ParkLumphini is a multi-purpose park, popular for cycling, jogging or simply relaxingThere is an artificial lakeWhich has a surprising number of monitor lizardsWho all appear to be an attraction at the parkExcept when they get a little too close to humans… that freaks some of us outThey are the second largest lizards only after the Komodo DragonYou can rent these pedal boats to go for rides across the lakeI walked around some moreLumpini park is a multi-purpose park, with sections for children…… amphitheatres for live performances…and plenty of lawns to relax in the shadeIt was really hot today so I walked closer to the sprinklersI’m guessing this area is popular for wedding photographyThere is a Chinese pavilionIt was scorching hot and I found myself walking towards wherever it was wetOr walking in the shadeBut I was bored and decided to leave
Lumphini Gardens isn’t much of a tourist attraction but if you want to see some greenery away from Bangkok’s concrete city center, or if you want a quiet place to cycle or skateboard around, then this public garden is worth visiting. I took the subway and went to a mall just to kill time before I headed to the airport to catch my flight back to Bangalore.
I left Siam Ocean World and walked to Siam Discovery. It was still raining, but I still made my way to the top of Siam Discovery, where Madame Tussauds was situated.
This was inside the elevator upMadame Tussauds is on the 6th floorHello MBKVarious photos of King Bhumibol lined the entranceYou begin with the History zone of great leadersMahatma Gandhi is the very first wax figureChairman MaoThe much beloved Princess DianaYou then have a selection of world leaders
The previous day (26th November) was spent… nowhere. When I woke up, it was raining heavily. I had breakfast from the hotel restaurant and then just stayed indoors for much of day, doing some work online. The plan for today was to go to Maeklong ‘Railway’ Market, but it was far out and given the weather conditions, there was no guarantee I would get there in time for me to see the trains pass through.
Today (27th November), the weather only got slightly better.
I had a Magnum for ‘breakfast’
I decided to have an early lunch and walked around the area heading towards Asoke BTS.
I ended up find this spot on Soi 11, choc full of restaurants and a few pubs
I ate at Shalimar Sharma’s (pictured above) simply because I had reached that stage when I missed Indian masala. It had a North Indian thali which cost ฿250. Feeling full, I then began my day by going to Siam Center.
I had seen a huge billboard stating Psy would be appearing on stage here todayEven though I was officially sick of the song, I thought why not just get a glimpse of the guy in person at this press conferenceBeing a work day, there weren’t too many fans either. Mostly press, and tourists.I heard way too much “Gangnam Style” in Thailand. Like, every-freaking-day!“Gangnam Style”-fever reached fever pitch in Thailand, they even made elephants do the dancePsy was finally in the building!Before taking to the stage, Psy left a message for the King of Thailand, who was hospitalizedEven passengers waiting for the train were looking at what was going on
