Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Night 1 - 19 Sep 2009

Jetstar 3K513 that was supposed to arrive in Bangkok at 8.30pm was mercilessly delayed and we only touched down shortly past 9pm.
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2 of Daddy's local friend waited for us at the airport JUST to hand him a car so that we could get around with ease for the next few days. So nice of them.
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We checked into the Chao Phya Park Hotel at Ratchadapisek about 30mins drive away. We also managed to get rooms that were side by side, though we requested for linked rooms that were not available.
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We put down the luggage and had a few minutes to freshen up before dinner; famished.
Here's some pictures of our room. This room was, however, not as nice as the one J and I stayed in during our first trip in Bangkok back in 2007 where we had an all-glass and see-through bathroom then. Perhaps that was the deluxe room daddy got for us back then. Anyway, this hotel is good and quiet not like those family hotels in Siam; this is more or a business hotel. The breakfast spread was fantastic compared to the usual ones we had in budget and boutique hotels.
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Daddy had mentioned this Porridge Buffet back in 2007 but we hadn't got the chance to eat and this time, we finally did as we were all tired too. It was already 11pm Thai time which was 12mn to me in Singapore time - I was way passed my bedtime. *ashamed*


A huge, white and clean buffet line. There were a few types of porridge to choose from and they called it Boiled Rice there.
  • Normal Boiled Rice
  • Boiled Rice with Potato
  • Boiled Rice with Taro
  • Boiled Brown Rice
Yummy and healthy buffet at 250Baht per person. The variety was amazing and the food, fresh and cooked on the spot after you picked the combination you wanted. For example, you'd picked your own vegetables, mushrooms and whatever you'd like to fry together and hand them over to the chef who will then fry them into a yummy dish. There was also noodles and kuey teow soup cooked the minute you asked them to. Very interesting concept!
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Here are the pictures.




There were also chef there cooking whatever you requested for. I asked for a bowl of traditional that kuey teow soup! Here he was cooking!

A good mix of chinese dishes + thai goodies. A very different porridge experience for me.
Even the variety at the dessert line was good! You can make your own local hot or cold desserts, western ice cream mix, mixed fruits and all!


We retired after the good dinner, or should I call this supper? *lol*
We agreed to meet for breakfast at 9am the next day.

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