Encountered City Dragon in Bangkok

 City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

Walked along Samsen Rd towards Khaosan and found it when I walked over Bang Lam Phu Canal. A large lizard, not suitable for the city area, lies on the stairs in the river side. I quickly approached it and took video it.

Is such a scene usual in the rivers of Bangkok? It was a very shocking scene for me.

I can not approach the river carelessly from now on.

Yaowarat Rd in Bangkok at night

 City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

Took a look at night Chinatown.

This road is included in the No.53 public Bus service route.

The traveling direction of the bus is from Hua Lamphong to Grand Palace.

When I got on, fortunately I could sit the front row of the seat.

After getting off, I walked back to the place I felt interesting on the bus.

Chao Phraya River Transportation in Bangkok

City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

Created a plan to use the ferry efficiently in the Bangkok sightseeing schedule.
Of course it includes to visit upstream and downstream terminal piers.

  Master Plan  

Day 1 : Pak Kret Pier to Phra Arthit Pier

          (The hotel was near Khaosan Road.)

Day 2 : Phra Arthit Pier to Wat Rajsingkorn Pier

  Basic Information of River ferry  

No Flag : Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsingkorn

            10B - 14B (Fare depends on boarding distance)

Orange Flag : Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsingkorn

            15B

Green Flag : Pakkret - Nonthaburi - Sathorn

            13B - 32B (Fare depends on boarding distance)

Yellow Flag : Nonthaburi - Sathorn

            20B

Green Flag : Mon - Fri 06.10 - 08.10  16.10 - 18.05

Orange Flag : Everyday 06.00-19.00

For more detail please access "Chao Phraya Express Boat" website.

  Day 1  

Pak Kret Pier

It is terminal pier of Green Flag Boat.
Here is the farthest end of this Boat Line.
Arrived by MRT and public bus.

Got off the bus under the Rama Ⅳ Bridge.

There is a pier ahead of this.

There is a toilet.
The price is 3B.

Took a walk to the pier.

After this I noticed a big problem.
It was already passed 12 o'clock at that time.
So, the next boat to leave here is at 16:10.
I could not wait until then and had to change the plan.
But I didn't have information how to go to Nonthabri which was terminal pier of Orange Express Line.

Lunch

If this kind of situation happened, acting calm is necessary.
A local restaurant is in front of the pier.
I decided to consider about measures while eating here.

MENU

Noodle soup

The price is 30 B.

I was a little surprised at the low price.

As a result of thinking calmly, I made a new plan to arrive at the destination.
It is an approach to river boat from MTR Tao Poon Station.
The plan is based on the information in my smartphone.

Bang Po Pier

Walk along Pracha Rat Sai Rd from Tao Poon MRT station.
This pier can be find at the end of the road.
But this pier was not available.

I felt lost what should I do.
I had no more information.
So tried to get information from local people.
And I heard that a pier exist in upstream direction.

Wat Soi Thong Pier

About 20 minutes on foot.
Found the pier under Rama VI Bridge.
It was a long way to reach.

Heading to Phra Arthit Pier

Let's start to enjoy long-awaited river cruising.

Today's schedule did not go as planned.

  Day 2  

Reflecting on the events of the previous day, reconfirming the boat operation schedule.

Phra Arthit Pier

In the early morning, arrive at the pier as planned.

Orange Flag boat came soon.
The fare is 15 B.
Let's enjoy river cruise until terminal pier.

I got lucky with great weather and enjoyed it very much.

Wat Rajsingkorn Pier

A Pier where a lot of boats are anchored appeared.
It was an impression different from Pak Kret Pier.

I was able to act on schedule today.

Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok

City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

When going to southern Thailand, it is common to use here.

This facility is located on Borommaratchachonnani Rd.

It is a suburb of Bangkok and is the terminal station of public buses.

  In the terminal  

Some kind of facilities are available in this terminal that are ATM, luggage counter, restaurant, convenience store and shops.

Ground floor : Parking, Taxi, Minibus, Shops etc.

Middle floor : Parking, Shops

1st floor  : Ticket, Shops, Gate for Platform

2nd floor : Food Court, Shops

Shopping space

It is a common shopping area.
There are also daily necessities, sundries, appliances and restaurants.

Ticket office

This area is larger than Ekkamai and smaller than Mo Chit.

Bus Platform

Please check the video about how to get here.
I was lost before I reached here.

Lunch

Had lunch at food court on the second floor.
It was relatively small area.

MENU

Rice crispy pork mixed with Red pork with rice

The price is 60 B.

  Public Bus Stop Area  

It is on one part of the facility parking space.
It's adjacent to Seven Eleven.

Public Bus Stop Area Bus No

The number of buses operating is quite small compared to the Mo Chit.
No. 28
No. 35 Phra Pra Daeng
No. 66 Goveerment Complex
No. 146 Bang Kae
No. 507 Pak Nam
No. 511 Pak Nam

Eastern Bus Terminal Bangkok

 City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

When going to eastern Thailand, it is common to use here.

This facility is located on Sukhumvit road.

Public buses and BTS can be used to get here.

The ticket office area is not large.

Several bus companies are operated.

So there were multiple ticket windows for Pattaya.

Other destinations were also same situation.

Please check the price and where you can get off.

The result can be helped the judgment to choice.

It is a platform of the bus terminal.

There is no restaurant in it.

There is only a small store.

But in front of it, on Sukhumvit road, food stalls can be find.

Platform  (Excerpt)

No1 : Pattaya

No5 : Satahip

No9 : Banphe

No21 : Laemchabang

No23 : Rong Kluea Market Aranyaprathet

The platform number for Pattaya is 1.

This bus is always fully booked.

Free toilet is available.

Formerly, the use here was chargeable.

It's better to finish before boarding.

Public Transportation Center in Suvarnabhumi

 City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

I went to Pattaya from the airport via this facility.

  Suvarnabhumi Airport  

Free shuttle bus service is provided in the Airport.

Airport Information monitor

Shuttle bus information can be got from this equipment.

Information

 Express line, Ordinary Route A, B, C, D, L

 Only Ordinal Route L doesn't go Public Transportation Center.

Got Bus from arrivals hall 2 Gate 5

  Public Bus Terminal  

Shuttle bus platform in the bus center.

This platform is not wide and you won't get lost.

There is no restaurant but is one convenience store here.

There are two system of ticket counters.

BANGKOK MASS TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OPERATION CENTER

No.549 : Minburi

No.550 : Happy Land

No.551 : Victory Monument 

No.552 : On Nut BTS station

No.553 : Samut Prakan

No.554 : Don Muang Airport 

No.555 : Rangsit

No.556 : Southern Bus Terminal 

No.557 : Wongwien Yai

No.558 : Central Rama 2

No.559 : Future Park Rangsit

THE TRANSPORT CO., LTD.

No.1 : Pattaya

No.2 : Rong Kluea Market / Nongkhai

No.3 : Chanthaburi / Trad

No.4 : Kohchang / Chonburi / Laemchabang / Laemngob

No.5 : Sakaeo

This bus is for Jomtien area.

If want to go to Pattaya North Bus Terminal, need to get off on the way.

Ratchada Rot Fai Night Market

 City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

This is opened in January 2015.
About 1,000 stores are open. General goods, antiques, fashion, food stalls, barber shops, etc.
Because the site is not so big, you can walk around in about an hour.

  Information  

English Name : Train Night Market Ratchada

Open : 17:00～1:00  Mon - Sun

Location : Ratchadaphisek Rd. Khwaeng Din Daeng

The closest station : MRT Thailand Cultural Center Station

Admission : free

  MTR Station  

Thailand Cultural Center

Exit 3 to the market

  Overview of the market  

There is Esplanade Shopping Mall in front of Exit 3.

The market is located behind this mall.

It is a few minutes on foot.

The entire market can be seen from the 4th,  5th floor of this facility.

The night view of the market looks very beautiful.

  Walking in the market  

It is very crowded because it is a famous market.

It is hard to walk where the passage is narrow.

The name of the market is written up on the board.

The passage here was narrow.

Various products are sold.

If you are lucky you may find a bargain.

There were many women's clothes.

Unfortunately at this time I did not find a bargain.