The Wat Arun & Baiyoke Sky Resto Experience

After having a shotgun iterinary the previous day, we decided to  have a plan for today's tour. We again took our breakfast then prepared for Temple Hopping tour.The locals said that the easiest way to get there is to take a cab.

As you know, Bangkok is quite known for having taxi scammers. I have read it somewhere and I don't intend to be a victim. So, I asked the hotel receptionist to get us a taxi.

Our first stop of the day is Wat Arun, also known as the Temple of Dawn. It is a 70-meter high temple situated along west of the famous Chao Phraya River. Wat Arun is also said to be  decorated by small pieces of coloured glass and Chinese porcelain in intricate patterns. Quite amazing, really.

A piece of advice for women, wear a top with sleeves and anything that is below the knee bottoms. I believe anything that is sacred to them, all must comply with the dress code.

 We tried climbing up the temple, it is quite high actually and it'll leave you breathless. Me not being a fan of exercising, have my knees nearly gave up. We also don't have water with us so..., but hey, nobody warned us!

View from the top

Wat Arun's Peak

This is the view from the top of Wat Arun. I am not sure what are the names of those below it but it is indeed an amazing sight! You can't really climb up to the top as there are no stairs to climb much higher. We just have to be satisfied looking up and take Wat Arun's peak.



They also have a message board that is made in cloth and you can write anything that you want. It is more like "I was here" kind of board.


We took more pictures and roamed around the place, just to check out what if there are other things we can do (or buy). There is something that caught my eye. I saw a stall wherein you can rent Thai costumes and take your picture wearing it. 


My boyfriend saw me looking and offered to pay for the costume rental. Of course, I agreed! They then helped me wear the costume, which I have no idea which goes with what. And voila, I am wearing a headpiece! I remember being so excited to have my picture taken! The locals even taught me how to pose. I am so pleased! How often can you be a in a Thai costume, right?

After these, we roamed more in what seems to be a park around the temple. There's also a nearby temple (I'm sorry, cant remember the name). Took more pics then head on to the river pier. We are headed to the Grand Palace.

Boarding the boat, we are seated beside some young monks. Being ignorante and against my boyfriend's wishes, I tried to snap a photo.

Sailing along Chao Praya River, I am not sure if it just rained turning the water to brown or the water's just dirty? I am not really sure so no judgment here. Besides, we have our own Pasig River.


We have arrived to the Grand Palace and roamed a little bit. We don't have pictures of this place and I am also not sure why. What I remember is that, it is already past lunch time, we still haven't eaten and walking around the busy and hot streets of Bangkok, I must say, we were really tired. I believe my boyfriend just wanted to go home. So, we went home.

We woke up around 8pm, then I remembered my tita advising us to eat at this famous Baiyoke Sky Restaurant (pronounced Bai-yoke). We took advantage that this resto is just walking distance from our hotel so no pamasahe needed. It was just a 15-minute walk and no reservation needed. We arrived around 8:30 pm and surprisingly, the buffet dinner price by that time was been cut in half! We paid THB 400 each (around Php 600) instead of THB 800. It was like a Valentine promo, so just our luck.

See, Baiyoke Sky Hotel is the tallest building in Bangkok. It has 88 floors and the international buffet resto are on the 76th and 78th floors. But aside from the restaurant, there is a photo-op floor before going into the resto. So we took advantage and do funny shots before we have our dinner.

Being very tired because of the tour we had in the morning, kumain kame ng bonggang-bonga! This is a buffet resto and having the price cut in half, this is quite a deal! I remember having 3 rounds of balik sa buffet table that filled up the whole floor. Imagine having that so much food. Japanese, Chinese, Italian, American, name it, they serve it! Amazing, I know!

Apologies if my plates looks disgusting. Kung anu-ano nlng kasi kinuha ko! But trust me, masarap lahat! As I've said, 3 rounds of food tripping - from appetizer then main course to dessert. Ok fine, 2 rounds of main course. I forgot my diet and just indulged myself to eat.

The fact that Thai cuisine is one of my favorite, I really enjoyed eating in Bangkok. Of course, I ate Tom Yum! Did I say that we are eating this for 3 days straight?! I'll never get tired  of eating Tom Yum, especially a spicy one. So sad that nothing comes close to cooking authentic Thai cuisine here in Manila.

Oh Tom Yum! I miss you so much!

Few more picture-takings, then we got out of the Baiyoke Resto and to our surprise, a night market is being set-up outside the hotel. Oh yeah, it's time for me to do some shopping!