Have Perut Will Travel...: BANGKOK Day 7 │ ICON Siam and Beyond Pt1!

Epic Excursion!

We woke up at a quarter past seven and got ready. We headed down to the lobby an hour or so later and was able to catch the 8:30 shuttle to Gateway Ekkamai.

We arrived five minutes later, and since Gateway Ekkamai was still not open we walked around it and took an elevator up. We then checked our Rabbit card balances at the kiosk and added another THB200 each (approximately USD6/EUR5/MYR26) worth of value.

We then boarded the train headed to Khu Kot and disembarked at Siam BTS station after seven stops. We then switched to the Silom line bound for National Stadium, which was the next stop.

We disembarked and walked down and across to the other platform bound for Bang Wa. We then disembarked at Saphan Taksin after six stops then exited the BTS station and made our way to the Bangkok Sathorn Pier to catch the orange flag Chao Phraya boat to ICON Siam.

We paid the THB8 fare each (approximately USD0.20/EUR0.20/MYR1) and immediately boarded a boat that was ready and the waiting. The boat ride to ICON Siam hardly took five minutes, and since we had fifteen minutes till it opened we went exploring ICON Siam Park.

We strolled along the banks of the river then made our way to the back end facing the busy Soi Charoen Nakhon. We ended up at the street entrance to ICON Siam and were allowed in ten minutes later. We were famished so we browsed the options here. We were determined to have local cuisine, so we ended up with:

Ginger Fried Pork with Rice and Egg
Roasted Duck with Rice
Mixed Pork Soup
Hot Thai Coffee
Iced Thai Milk Tea

for a grand total of THB330 (approximately USD10/EUR9/MYR43).

We then began our exploration of ICON Siam in earnest. Our first port of call was a local Thai store, NaRaYa. We spent some time browsing before making away with:

2 bucket hats for moi
2 summer hats for Cat
2 small bags for a friend
a toiletries bag
7 coin pouches as souvenirs
a handbag for Cat

for a grand total of THB4,020 (approximately USD119/EUR110/MYR525).

We continued our stroll along the food fest on the ground floor and got a couple of fridge magnets for THB100 each (approximately USD3/EUR3/MYR13).

We then headed up and ended up at Uniqlo where I got three pairs of stretchable short pants for THB1,772 (approximately USD52/EUR48/MYR231). We then walked across to H&M and got a pair of pants and two t-shirts for Brendan for THB2,398 (approximately USD71/EUR65/MYR313).

We continued browsing and eventually made our way down to the riverside entrance at ICON Siam Park.

Stay tuned as we continue our shopping spree halfway across town!