I was really just in transit in Bangkok for my Monday flight to Laos. But I figured I stay over the weekend and try to see the places I wasn’t able to go to last time, like Wat Po, Wat Arun, Ayutthaya and the River Kwai. Fate has other plans, however, and I ended up staying in bed whole day Saturday.
Still, it was a weekend well spent. I spent Friday night going to where the locals go, thanks to Ming, and Sunday, I discovered where to buy dollie clothes and accessories in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Damnit, it’s hard not to shop in Bangkok!
| Bangkok 2009 | |||
| June 5 – 8, 2009 | |||
| Exchange Rate: | US$1 = THB 33.70 | ||
| THB1 = Php 1.30 | |||
| In THB | In PhP | ||
| Land Transfer | |||
| Aranyaphratet to Bangkok | THB 207.00 | PHP 269.10 | |
| Government bus | |||
| Accommodation | |||
| Shambara Boutique Hostel | THB 1,170.00 | PHP 1,521.00 | |
| Single a/c room, shared bath | |||
| Transportation | |||
| Tuktuk to bus station | THB 80.00 | PHP 104.00 | |
| Taxi | THB 486.00 | PHP 631.80 | |
| BTS Skytrain | THB 160.00 | PHP 208.00 | 1 |
| Chao Phraya River Express | THB 32.00 | PHP 41.60 | |
| Airport bus | THB 150.00 | PHP 195.00 | 2 |
| Food | |||
| Meals and snacks | THB 1,168.00 | PHP 1,518.40 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Admission Fees | THB 100.00 | PHP 130.00 | 4 |
| Medicine | THB 255.00 | PHP 331.50 | 5 |
| Doll things | THB 1,640.00 | PHP 2,132.00 | 6 |
| Toilet and tissue | THB 35.00 | PHP 45.50 | |
| Toll | THB 45.00 | PHP 58.50 | 7 |
| Internet | THB 250.00 | PHP 325.00 | 8 |
| Total | THB 5,778.00 | PHP 7,511.40 | |
| 1 This was for the new Smartcard Skytrain ticket, which is reloadable, and valid for 5 years. | |||
| 2 Airport bus was more like a van with travelers packed like sardines. | |||
| 3 Surprisingly low. THB 114 was spent on water and Gatorade. | |||
| 4 Both Wat Po and Wat Arun charges THB 50 admission fee. | |||
| 5 A box of Clarinase for my terribly clogged nose. | |||
| 6 Evil! | |||
| 7 The taxi driver insisted we take the expressway from Morchit to KSR | |||
| 8 It was only supposed to be THB 150, but I made the mistake of using that THB 100 per 20 minutes Internet at the Bangkok airport. | |||
Leave a Reply