Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Bangkok - trip down memory lane

It's been five years since we've left Bangkok and 4 years since we were last there so the trip was long overdue. On the first morning we walked down our old soi. Much of it has changed with new building and cafes but it was still very familiar.



Right on top end of the soi is the infamous Soi Cowboy. 
Innocence of daylight makes it like any other street during the day.

Our home for our last four months in Bangkok. 


Same man selling noodles on the soi corner. Must be good as it always does a roaring trade. 

The Chokchai Milk and IceCream Shop. Probably the best milk we have tasted anywhere (and yes that includes Ireland!). The kids thrived on this milk and Iman dreams about it today. 





For lunch it was down to the river to one of our favorite lunch venues. Great free boat ride too!



In the evening we went to K Village close to the hotel. Wished this was here 5 years ago. 

This area amused the kids no end!

Back to more familiar stomping grounds - Iman and I could have spent all day in here but we only had an hour and a half! Jack hated it and he was not happy when I made him pose for this picture.


We used to love this cafe for grilled chicken & sticky rice and was glad it was still there. True to its name, we left with our tastebuds on fire.

And coffee and cakes to finish off the afternoon before heading to the airport. Love this cafe.

Choosing ....


And with some prompting they both chose two of our favourites, lemon tart and millefeuille!

Always love the decorations in taxis!

2 comments:

Byoong said...

May I know where is the lunch location?

Maria said...

Benihana is at the Anantara Hotel (previously Marriott)