This trip was planned by Ayu. She included M and I, her aunt Ani and her sister Onie. Four of us depart from LCCT Terminal in Sepang on Friday 27 March 2009 while Onie flew in from Phnom Penh. A mini saga began when we were delayed for more than two hours and I added to that by purchasing an exorbitantly priced iced tea at the coffee bean outlet at the terminal and drank it without sugar. Of course, you have to add the sugar yourself and of course, I did not know about it ha..ha..ha.!! As we disembarked at Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi International Airport, we heard a group of fellow passengers complaining about the delay and planned to get compensation from Air Asia. Air Asia staff pointed out that the delay is 1 hour 59 minutes thus implying that we are not eligible for compensation since its less than 2 hours. What bulls since the delay is more than 2 hours.
We took a taxi to our hotel the Millennium Hilton at 123 Charoennakorn Road, Klongtonsai, Klongsan, 10600, Bangkok 10600, Thailand. The Millennium Hilton is located along the banks of the Chao Phraya River, one kilometer from the Grand Palace and is not far from the Airport. At a glance, the place around Hilton is interesting to travelers. The main markets and malls are close by and well connected by public transport. The other side of Hilton is the river where there is a cozy open restaurant and few meters ahead is the point for catching ferries/boats to navigate along the Chao Phraya.
Millennium Hilton Bangkok operates its free shuttle boat from its own Pier just beside Flow restaurant to Saphan Taksin BTS Sky Train Station or River City Shopping center from 0630 to Midnight. The Millennium Hilton Bangkok is a 32- storey hotel. We checked into an adjoining room on the 29th floor with a magnificent view of the River, the Bangkok skyline and beyond. The rooms are decorated in hues of beige, white and black and feature stylish furnishings and a combination of stone flooring and carpets. En-suite bathrooms have jetted tubs, rain showers, bathrobes and complimentary toiletries.
We stayed at the hotel for 2 nights. The breakfast buffet is simply AMAZING - huge variety and fantastic quality in almost everything. But for us we have to be selective as to what want to eat since there is no 'halal' certification . We enjoyed the breakfast nonetheless by just having those without the non-halal staff. The boat service to the Skytrain is good and you never have to wait more than 15mins for the boat, whilst the skytrain is frequent and reasonably priced. We were also informed that on the weekends, it is nearly as easy and cheap to just take a taxi to the major attractions, as the traffic is not as bad. We did just that after our solat and headed for the so-called happening place in Bangkok – the Siam Paragon. It is the biggest shopping mall in Bangkok, and touted as one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. Its here that Onie is to RV with us.
The mall was opened on December 9, 2005. From the brouchre we found out that the Siam Paragon housed a wide range of stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater. It also boasted the largest aquarium in South East Asia, the Siam Ocean World (Underwater world) aquarium and an exhibition hall and the Thai Art Gallery and also an opera concert hall. It also has a large bowling alley and karaoke center.
We purchased a few items here and I got a surprise i-phone leather cover for 520 Bhats. When Onie arrived, we decided to have dinner. I was so famished and ordered a sea food platter for myself (look at the photo)
We took a taxi to our hotel the Millennium Hilton at 123 Charoennakorn Road, Klongtonsai, Klongsan, 10600, Bangkok 10600, Thailand. The Millennium Hilton is located along the banks of the Chao Phraya River, one kilometer from the Grand Palace and is not far from the Airport. At a glance, the place around Hilton is interesting to travelers. The main markets and malls are close by and well connected by public transport. The other side of Hilton is the river where there is a cozy open restaurant and few meters ahead is the point for catching ferries/boats to navigate along the Chao Phraya.
Millennium Hilton Bangkok operates its free shuttle boat from its own Pier just beside Flow restaurant to Saphan Taksin BTS Sky Train Station or River City Shopping center from 0630 to Midnight. The Millennium Hilton Bangkok is a 32- storey hotel. We checked into an adjoining room on the 29th floor with a magnificent view of the River, the Bangkok skyline and beyond. The rooms are decorated in hues of beige, white and black and feature stylish furnishings and a combination of stone flooring and carpets. En-suite bathrooms have jetted tubs, rain showers, bathrobes and complimentary toiletries.
We stayed at the hotel for 2 nights. The breakfast buffet is simply AMAZING - huge variety and fantastic quality in almost everything. But for us we have to be selective as to what want to eat since there is no 'halal' certification . We enjoyed the breakfast nonetheless by just having those without the non-halal staff. The boat service to the Skytrain is good and you never have to wait more than 15mins for the boat, whilst the skytrain is frequent and reasonably priced. We were also informed that on the weekends, it is nearly as easy and cheap to just take a taxi to the major attractions, as the traffic is not as bad. We did just that after our solat and headed for the so-called happening place in Bangkok – the Siam Paragon. It is the biggest shopping mall in Bangkok, and touted as one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. Its here that Onie is to RV with us.
The mall was opened on December 9, 2005. From the brouchre we found out that the Siam Paragon housed a wide range of stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater. It also boasted the largest aquarium in South East Asia, the Siam Ocean World (Underwater world) aquarium and an exhibition hall and the Thai Art Gallery and also an opera concert hall. It also has a large bowling alley and karaoke center.
We purchased a few items here and I got a surprise i-phone leather cover for 520 Bhats. When Onie arrived, we decided to have dinner. I was so famished and ordered a sea food platter for myself (look at the photo)
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