Okay, I think my liking for the hotel's breakfast is a little too much. Let me tell you why. I found a place that serves supposedly great breakfast online and we were going to head there for our breakfast. And yet, we still grab some food at the hotel before we leave for our breakfast location.
Anyhow, we took a grab to go to this place called On Lok Yun, a breakfast place that serves some bread/toasts, eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, etc. We did not order much as we were a little full from our "mini" breakfast at the hotel earlier (regret), but I must say that the bread/toasts are so good; so soft and fluffy.
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| Ice Milk Coffee, Bread with Condensed Milk, Egg Custard Bread (Kaya). |
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| Bread with Condensed Milk. |
Today is an excursion day to the Grand Palace and the Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of Emerald Buddha). Both are situated on common ground, whereby the Wat Phra Kaew is located within the palace parameter. The place was huge and we easily spent the entire morning exploring around the area, taking it all in.
As the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew is one of Thailand's sacred sites, before we enter, boyfriend had to get a pair of long pants and I had to get a long wrap skirt at a shop next to the ticketing counter because we were both in shorts/berms.
Once we were done covering up, we headed in through the entrance which led us to the grounds of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew. We were there in the morning at about 9:30am and we were quite shocked that there was already quite a crowd. It's so early (to us)!
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| At the entrance leading to Wat Phra Kaew. |
Definitely, it is what they say it is - Wat Phra Kaew is truly majestic and beautiful. Built in 1785, I would say that they'd really done a very good job preserving the entire area. All the details of the buildings, pagodas, statues, and walls are still very much visible and in very good condition.
We spend almost about 3.5 hours exploring the entire place, taking it all in slowly. It was definitely worth our time there! Plus, both the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew have a lot of history behind them, whereby I am pretty sure that some of those wall paintings/illustrations are about those histories.
By the time we are done with exploring the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, we were famished! So, we decided to head across the street for lunch because it was the nearest. Came by this cosy little cafe called The Sixth, and had our lunch there because there was no queue.
The cafes across the street from the Grand Palace were mostly small with little seating capacity. The Sixth was only able to accommodate at most 15 people at once. The other cafes were about the same. Lucky for us, the food at The Sixth was not too bad. Pad Thai was mediocre, and the Green Curry Chicken was good though not comparable to the one we had yesterday. But that is okay; we were satisfied with our lunch.
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| Green Curry Chicken with Jasmine Rice. |
Moving up next was the Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), which is located behind the Wat Phra Kaew and a short walk away from The Sixth. We did not take any photos at Wat Pho because my camera battery went flat (it was heating up under the weather). In short, Wat Pho is famed because of the gigantic golden reclining Buddha. Similar to Wat Phra Kaew, visitors need to be dressed modestly before they can enter the temple. Again, we took our time to explore the grounds of Wat Pho aside from seeing the giant reclining Buddha before leaving for our next location.
Supposedly, our next location was the Wat Saket (Golden Mountain Temple), but we decided not to go as we got tired from all the exploring. Hence, we decided to head over to our dinner place, Pad Thai Thip Samai, earlier. From the research I've done prior, Pad Thai Thip Samai is said to serve the best Pad Thai in Bangkok and there will be a long queue, so it is recommended to head over before the shop opens. And that was what we did.
We reached Pad Thai Thip Samai at about 4:30pm and there was already a queue. The place only opens at 5pm, and we thought we were early. Lucky for us, the queue wasn't that long yet, but shortly after us, the queue went insanely long.
At 5pm, the restaurant started to welcome customers in for dinner and it was filled with customers very quickly. Unlike the usual restaurants, the kitchen of Pad Thai Thip Samai was located right outside the restaurant, next to the entrance. Those in the queue can witness the good teamwork among the staff; cooking, plating, serving, ensuring a smooth and quick service.
They served a variety of Pad Thai, and the indecisive me had a difficult time choosing. Ended up ordering the Pad Thai Haw Kai Goong Sot, Pad Thai Sen Jan Man Goong, and a bottle of Fresh Orange Juice to share.
Basically, the difference between the 2 Pad Thais are:-
Pad Thai Haw Kai Goong Sot: Pad Thai wrapped with a thin layer of egg wrap.
Pad Thai Sen Jan Man Goong: Stir-Fried Pad Thai with the egg mixed within.
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| Fresh Orange Juice. |
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| Pad Thai Haw Kai Goong Sot. |
Verdict: Probably a little over-rated, and both versions of Pad Thai were too sweet for my liking. But, the fresh orange juice was really good though (other than the price of it); refreshing and tasty (sweet) enough.
When we were done with our dinner, it was barely 6pm and the queue outside was getting a lot longer. It was said that during peak hours, the wait can go up to an hour long. It was a right move to reach earlier (before opening) to queue, but I am not sure if it was worth the queue.
So, next on our itinerary was supposed to be the Asiatique (Riverfront Market), but we had difficulty getting a cab.
Soon it started to rain very heavily, so we changed our plan. We did not go to Asiatique, but instead, we went to MBK Centre area to shop before heading back to our hotel and calling it a day.
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