Land of Ong Bak Day 5 - Asiatique Riverfront, Bangkok

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Our last night in Bangkok. Sajalah kunun mau santai², jalan² tengok sungai. A friend of us suggested this place on the first day we arrived. And I decided to go here before we went back to Malaysia. Masa ni memang langsung ndak search info sangat pasal this place. Baru buka katanye. One of the latest place to lepak at night in Bangkok.

Asiatique is reachable via road or cruise. Since there is a free shuttle boat; we opted for the latter. The course is the same like we did earlier that morning.

Silom Station ---> Saphan Taksin 

3 July 2014

Asiatique Riverfront

#  To the pier for Asiatique

We walked from Saphan Taksin station to the Chao Phraya Boat Express pier. Pastu ikut arah ke kiri to the boat pier. The boat service starts at 430pm until 11pm. 

# Night view of the Chao Phraya river at night. Gigih ambil gambar walau diri terumbang ambing dalam bot.

# Tadaaa. Reached Asiatique in 10 minutes. Asiatique Riverfront is a transformation from once a bustling international trade port.

# Asiatique Riverfront is a combination of a night bazaar & a mall.

Plan asal the designers kununnya untuk evoke nostalgia for the 1900s tapi feeling tempat ni lari dari tujuan asal as the decor feels a little bit overdone. 

# Ada kiosk jual Halal food

Tapi sebab perut sudah terlebih isi with super banyak lunch meal, I put aside the plan to mengudap here. So kami jalan² cuci mata jaklah. Boleh tahan banyak juga kedai² di sini. 

# More shops. 

Kiosk sebelah kiri tu jual various type of coffee & tea. Mula tu memang ada niat untuk try tapi ndak jadi. Pelik kan hantu coffee boleh ndak tergoda. Nyesal pun ada sebenarnya sebab ada few hundred Bahts aku bawa balik Malaysia. Choi betul perangai.

It is stated in the web that this place has more than 1,500 boutiques & 40 restaurants. Unfortunately sebab penat ukur jalan di siang hari, we were literally drained out of energy that evening. Ndak sempat pun round habis area ni. Ada singgah few shops. Pastu bila masuk satu kedai ni, Ahjumma dalam tu jerit "Each item, 100 Bahts only!" 

So apalagi...memborong lah si Err di sana. Beli souvenir wajib untuk 'rumah. Sempat juga rembat sling bag untuk letak barang belian sepanjang di bumi Ong Bak. Ndak pernah kejadian bag aku beranak-pinak bila travel oii! Thailand adalah sangat 'bersejarah' ni. 

# Masuk lorong sana, masuk lorong sini. Memang confirm akan jumpa kedai berlainan. Saja mau cakap, betapa luas tempat ni. Ngeks.

# Aku suka decor kedai² dalam Asiatique ni. Unik.

# Cuci mata lagi

# dan lagi

# One of retro props for photo-op. We didn't saw the tram car, anchors & a push cart because I only found out about it after we got back from here. Sekian!

# Restaurants situated in front of the jetty. Wish we could come earlier & enjoy the sun sets from here. 

# Goodbye Asiatique, panjang umur kita jumpa.

There is a Ferris-wheel at the left side of this bazaar-mall. Perfect for family outing I'd say. This place isn't overrun by tourist instead locals come here too. Asiatique is also famous for the two biggest entertainment draws. Thai Puppets Theatre & Calypso Cabaret; one of Bangkok's celebrated ladyboy shows. We watched neither. The queue for the boat ride was too long it worried us. Risau terlepas bot balik Saphan Taksin. Lepas snap gambar at the riverfront, cepat² kami lari to join the queue. Pigi Asiatique semata tengok view boutiques yang banyak...cuci mata tengok independent cafes & restaurants. 

Kalau ditakdirkan akan pi Bangkok lagi, I will definitely go to this place again. Insha Allah. Next time akan browse the whole area, naik Ferris wheel juga untuk view Bangkok city during the night. Yang pasti memang akan layan sunset! 

Fyi, Asiatique is open at 5pm daily. Pasal tu boat service starts at 430pm. 

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