Bangkok Travel Notes

🚉Transportation strategy: Bangkok has convenient transportation, including BTS Skytrain and MTR subway. You can buy tickets at the counter or at the ticket vending machine. The two main taxi apps in Thailand are Bolt and Grab. Bolt is cheaper. weather: March to May is the hottest time in Bangkok, with the highest temperature of 38 degrees every day and the perceived temperature of 40+. Sun protection is very important, otherwise you will get sunburned. Sun hats and sun protection clothes are essential. Language: You can communicate with Thai people by knowing a little English and Mandarin, especially in tourist attractions, where many Thai people can speak Chinese. 🛏【️Hotel Guide】Thomas Hotel Bangkok 📍Detailed address: 57 Phayathai Road., Thanon Phayathai, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok 🚗Transportation strategy: Take the BTS to Phayathai Station, and walk 3-5 minutes after getting off the BTS. It is very convenient. 🌟Highlights: The bathroom is very unique and has a bathtub ⛱Hotel environment: British style 💰Average consumption: 250 per night 🗓Itinerary: On the first day, I flew to Bangkok in the early morning, slept for one night near the old airport, Don Muang Airport (DMK), and went directly to Thomas Hotel at noon. In the afternoon, we went to the Chatuchak Weekend Market, which is a very large market with very affordable items. However, you need to take your time to choose. If you don’t like shopping, you don’t have to go. The next day, the transportation from Bangkok Wildlife World to the zoo was very inconvenient, because the taxi driver would ask you if you have bought a ticket. If you have bought a ticket, they would not accept the order because they would get a commission for taking people to buy tickets, and the tickets are cheaper than online. expensive. Taxi drivers will also quote random prices. It is also more difficult to find a car for the return trip. It is best to sign up for a one-day tour, which includes transportation and pick-up to save time and effort. You can take the park's tour bus for 1,000 baht. You can sit in the car for 40 minutes and see various animals through the glass, 🦒🐯🦏🐻, etc. After the end, you can enter the zoo. We went to the zoo mainly to touch the tiger. We paid 500 baht and held the little tiger for 30 seconds. Being hugged by gorillas and elephants. 500 baht and 100 baht respectively On the morning of the third day, we took a boat to Wat Arun and changed into Thai clothes to take photos. There is a street outside the Arun Temple where people rent Thai costumes. We chose the 150 baht package for clothing and hair, excluding makeup. Add 100 baht for makeup. It is recommended that you do it yourself. Most of the shop owners can speak Chinese. I had planned to go to the Grand Palace after taking photos, but I found out that it closed at 3:30 and the weather was so hot that I almost had heat stroke, so I went to the mall to buy souvenirs. After walking around Central World Shopping Center, I went to Bing C next door to buy souvenirs. Day 4 In order to avoid the high temperature at noon, I visited the Grand Palace early and hired a tour guide, but the explanation was not clear 😂 In the afternoon, I went to eat at Siam Paragon, which is a very good shopping mall. Then I went back to the hotel for a massage and ended the day. Day 5 Return 📝Note tips: Don't go when Bangkok is hottest, the experience will be very bad, otherwise we will not have a good time 🫣