Bangkok – Day 5 « Junkgirl™

We’re returning to Bangkok today. A look at Pludhaya before we leave…

This is where we showered

and dipped

and relaxed

heading off to the train station

Purchasing tickets at the Ayuthaya train. It cost 18 baht per person for one way to Bangkok.

I needed a drink. I walked over to the vendor to grab one and had the opportunity to utilise the Thai survival phrases that i had crammed in prior to this trip.

Me: pointing at the can of Pepsi..”thao rai”
Vendor: “sip ha baht”
Me: hands the vendor 15 baht and reach over to grab the drink
Vendor: “yen yen..” and pulled out a chilled one from the cooler box so i figured that yen yen most probably means cool, cold or chilled or something along that line
Me: “Khop kun ka“, took the can from the vendor, smiled and walked back to the seating area

(Females use ka and Males use kap. So a man would say Khop kun kap instead, meaning thank you)

Waiting for our train to arrive.

It is always a good idea to learn some local phrases when travelling in a foreign country, especially when a different language is spoken. The number one rule of travelling – Respect the culture. Unlike this pack of gaijins in Japan.

On the train back to Bangkok…

After dropping our packs off at Muangphol Mansion, we walked to the Jim Thompson House which is located in a neighbouring street.

Then it was more shopping at MBK. Some of the loot.
We checked out from Muangphol in the evening to move to a hotel situated in the Riverside area. We did so because it’ll be nice to see other sides of Bangkok as well. And it’ll be easier for us tomorrow when we visit the Wats.