(Bangkok) Day 6 & 7: Big Dog Cafe, The Esplanade, Ratchada Rot Fai Train Night Market

Once again, we slept in and did not manage to go for breakfast as planned at SabX2 Pratunam Wanton Noodles. Instead, we had our breakfast at the hotel (again) before heading back to our room to slowly prepare to head out. The nua-ness is real.

By the time we head out, it was already going to be afternoon (dang those cable TV movies that were on!), so we skipped the trip to Platinum Mall (again) for shopping, and headed directly to the next item on our itinerary, the Big Dog Cafe.

Unlike the True Love @ Neverland, the Big Dog Cafe accepts reservations in advance, with 5 different time slots for their customers to choose from.

Dog Interaction Time Slots:
(Advance reservation is highly recommended to avoid any disappointment)
Round # 1: 9:30am - 11:30am
Round # 2: 12pm - 2pm
Round # 3: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Round # 4: 5pm - 7pm
Round # 5: 7:30pm - 9:30pm

We had made a reservation for the 2nd dog interaction time beforehand, so all we had to do was to arrive at the cafe about 15 minutes early.

Before entering the cafe, we had to remove our footwear and change into the slippers provided by the cafe. The entrance fee (199 THB) does not include any food or drinks, so any food or drinks order is chargeable - Ordered an Iced Latte for the mister, a refreshing soda drink for myself, and a slice of cake each.

Not long after, some dogs came out to interact and play! They are so adorable. Despite being the Big Dog Cafe, they do have some dogs of the smaller breeds too. And a plus point for this cafe is that it is not as crowded as True Love @ Neverland, but of course, the interaction and play space is also not as big.

The happy little Pomeranian - Ferby. 

A Shibu, whose name I don't know (because it was not on the dog list menu) ;
and the sweet joyous English Bulldog - Beary.

The Big Dog Cafe has a total of 27 dogs (according to their dog list menu), but not all 27 dogs come out at the same time. The dogs will take their turns to come out so as to ensure that they get ample rest, water, and playtime.

And because the weather is mad hot and humid, we also retreated back into the air-conditioned cafe every now and then to rest and enjoy our cakes and drinks before heading back out to play with the dogs again.

The big, fluffy and friendly Alaskan Malamute - Boston.

We had fun interacting and playing with the dogs, and because it was not as crowded, we actually did get more time with the dogs too. When our interaction time is up, we went back to the cafe to chill and finish our drinks and cakes before heading off.

Now, supposedly, our next location was to the Airplane Graveyard followed by the Chocolate Ville. But both were quite a distance away and we were feeling lethargic, so we decided to scrap it and head over to The Esplanade, a shopping centre near the train station, for some shopping and for a full body massage.

After our massage, it was still quite early for the Ratchada Rot Fai Train Night Market, so we went to walk around The Esplanade (which was not much), and ended up at this bazaar at Level 1, Foyer and got some snacks because we were feeling a little hungry.

Ratchada Rot Fai Train Night Market opens only at 5pm and is located behind The Esplanade. So once it was 5pm, we made our way over to the night market. Surprisingly, there were already quite a few people making their way to the night market despite it being only 5pm. Though it was not that crowded when we reached, by 6:30pm, the night market was filled with people everywhere! We grabbed some bites here and there, shopped a little and decided to head back to Terminal 21 to do some last-minute shopping instead. 

P.S.: The night markets are mostly about the same.

We shopped at Terminal 21 until most of the shops closed before calling it a day and head back to our hotel room to pack our luggage so that we can have more chill time the next morning and not scrambling around to pack and double-check that we have everything.

On our last day, we slept in, had our last breakfast at the hotel's breakfast buffet (again), headed over to Boots down the street to buy more beauty products, took our time to do our final pack and check, before checking out and heading over to Terminal 21 (again) since we had time before we need to be at the airport to catch our flight.

And because it was lunch hour, every food kiosks and restaurant place was crowded and with a queue line. So, we settled our lunch at the least crowded one which happens to be a Thai restaurant.

Phad Thai

❤︎

I think the next time when we are back in Bangkok, we should really make a mental note to have our breakfast outside more instead of always having it in the hotel. Hahaha.

Okay, that's all for now.
Bye Bangkok. Till we meet again.

For Bangkok 7 Days 6 Nights in a Nutshell, click here.

For Bangkok Itinerary - Day 1, click here.

For Bangkok Itinerary - Day 2, click here.

For Bangkok Itinerary - Day 3, click here.

For Bangkok Itinerary - Day 4, click here.

For Bangkok Itinerary - Day 5, click here.