Comments on: Button up! We're flying off again. http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emily http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6045 Emily Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:25:11 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6045 Hello Peggy, Well, Wat Phra Kiao is beautiful, the architecture, the walls and walls of paintings which tells a story. It's also where the King did his monk hood, so it's sort of like a Royal Temple. They spend alot money restoring it as well, very popular with tourists. I think entrance fee about 300B ($12). Across Wat phra kiao (Take a ferry) you can get to Wat Arun, also quite interesting (i have pics in my blog, u can search for them). The ferry also takes you to the Forensics Museum (somewhere in Siriraj Hospital). Ask people where to see "Si Ouey" and they will know where to direct you. He was a famous serial killer supposedly kill children and eat up their intestines! Thais use his name to scare their kids into behaving well. haha. There's also temple of the Emerald Buddha but i never got the chance to visit. Just outside Wat Phra Kiao is a place called Sanum Luang. Its just a big space where royal processions are held (King's sister's funeral, every the Reds rallying there etc) At night, they have stalls selling old, vintage things (like Thieves market). Not sure if it's your kind of thing tho (lotsa mosquitoes, beware! hah) There's this place called Muang Boran, located in the neighbour hood of BKK (about 1 hour to get there) It's shaped like the map of Thailand, and they have miniature places of interest. So if you have time constraint, just visit Muang Boran and you can visit all the places of interest and temples in one day. haha And you can ride a buggy too (too big to go on foot). I drove into a tree, damn stupid haha! 296/1 Sukhumvit Road Bangpoo http://www.ancientcity.com/?q=/en/index Yah, I left Singapore for Thailand alone, but I already made some Thai friends before, so i wasn't exactly alone alone. Thailand is SO BIG, I haven't finish exploring either. Heh. Which date exactly are you leaving and by what airline? Hello Peggy,

Well, Wat Phra Kiao is beautiful, the architecture, the walls and walls of paintings which tells a story. It’s also where the King did his monk hood, so it’s sort of like a Royal Temple. They spend alot money restoring it as well, very popular with tourists. I think entrance fee about 300B ($12). Across Wat phra kiao (Take a ferry) you can get to Wat Arun, also quite interesting (i have pics in my blog, u can search for them). The ferry also takes you to the Forensics Museum (somewhere in Siriraj Hospital). Ask people where to see “Si Ouey” and they will know where to direct you. He was a famous serial killer supposedly kill children and eat up their intestines! Thais use his name to scare their kids into behaving well. haha. There’s also temple of the Emerald Buddha but i never got the chance to visit.

Just outside Wat Phra Kiao is a place called Sanum Luang. Its just a big space where royal processions are held (King’s sister’s funeral, every the Reds rallying there etc) At night, they have stalls selling old, vintage things (like Thieves market). Not sure if it’s your kind of thing tho (lotsa mosquitoes, beware! hah)

There’s this place called Muang Boran, located in the neighbour hood of BKK (about 1 hour to get there) It’s shaped like the map of Thailand, and they have miniature places of interest. So if you have time constraint, just visit Muang Boran and you can visit all the places of interest and temples in one day. haha And you can ride a buggy too (too big to go on foot). I drove into a tree, damn stupid haha!
296/1 Sukhumvit Road
Bangpoo
http://www.ancientcity.com/?q=/en/index

Yah, I left Singapore for Thailand alone, but I already made some Thai friends before, so i wasn’t exactly alone alone. Thailand is SO BIG, I haven’t finish exploring either. Heh. Which date exactly are you leaving and by what airline?

]]> By: sixpegs http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6044 sixpegs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:04:03 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6044 Hello faith! We bought it at Soho area in London. :) Hello faith!
We bought it at Soho area in London. :)

]]> By: irene http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6043 irene Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:57:53 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6043 Ok :) Thanks anyway Peggy! Hope you enjoy your trip :) Maybe I can see u there by luck! Haha! Ok :) Thanks anyway Peggy! Hope you enjoy your trip :) Maybe I can see u there by luck! Haha!

]]> By: Faith http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6042 Faith Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:15:09 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6042 Hello Peggy! Love the passport covers, do you mind sharing where you got them from? Hello Peggy! Love the passport covers, do you mind sharing where you got them from?

]]> By: sixpegs http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6041 sixpegs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:47:03 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6041 wow wow! thanks for all that emily! i checked out your blog! that forensics museum looks SO CREEPY! i don't know whether i'll have the balls to go there. i'll probably go there with buttons. i should show him to have him mentally prepared first. :p i wanna visit some of the temples this time round but maybe not all because time is rather tight on our side. any good recommendations as to which temples are the ones we should not miss and which are the more mediocre ones? anyway thanks a lot for your tips! great help. and you went thailand for 3 months and travelled alone?! respect! wow wow!
thanks for all that emily!
i checked out your blog! that forensics museum looks SO CREEPY!
i don’t know whether i’ll have the balls to go there.
i’ll probably go there with buttons.
i should show him to have him mentally prepared first. :p
i wanna visit some of the temples this time round but maybe not all because time is rather tight on our side.
any good recommendations as to which temples are the ones we should not miss and which are the more mediocre ones?

anyway thanks a lot for your tips! great help.

and you went thailand for 3 months and travelled alone?!
respect!

]]> By: sixpegs http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6040 sixpegs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:44:51 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6040 thank you j.yo! i'm glad you enjoyed reading. :) thank you j.yo!
i’m glad you enjoyed reading. :)

]]> By: sixpegs http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6039 sixpegs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:44:29 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6039 hmmm. i heard baiyoke sky is good. hmmm. i heard baiyoke sky is good.

]]> By: sixpegs http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6038 sixpegs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:44:09 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6038 hello irene, what a coincidence! :) but i'm so sorry i dunno where to get good tailors in bangkok. maybe you can check out forums! they are good guides! hello irene, what a coincidence! :)
but i’m so sorry i dunno where to get good tailors in bangkok.
maybe you can check out forums! they are good guides!

]]> By: Emily http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6037 Emily Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:56:33 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6037 Yay! I did that too, drop everything and left for BKK for 3 month (time passes so quickly when you're having a good time!) There are so many things to see, so much good food, rich culture, and really nice people. Will never get sian of it. :) I'm heading there again 12th Sept! I'll prob bump into you and Buttons! Can meet for coffee (or Singha) if you're interested. :) Oh, here are some I visited and thought you might be interested: Corrections museum http://emilyinthailand.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/corrections-museum/ Forensics Museum http://emilyinthailand.wordpress.com/?s=forensic+museum Its pretty near Kao San and Wat Phra Kiao & Wat Arun (beautiful temples). Also, on weekend nights (only), just across Siam Paragon are rows of rows of stalls alongside the road. Can get pretty good buys there. :) Enjoy! Yay! I did that too, drop everything and left for BKK for 3 month (time passes so quickly when you’re having a good time!) There are so many things to see, so much good food, rich culture, and really nice people. Will never get sian of it. :)

I’m heading there again 12th Sept! I’ll prob bump into you and Buttons! Can meet for coffee (or Singha) if you’re interested. :)

Oh, here are some I visited and thought you might be interested:
Corrections museum
http://emilyinthailand.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/corrections-museum/

Forensics Museum
http://emilyinthailand.wordpress.com/?s=forensic+museum

Its pretty near Kao San and Wat Phra Kiao & Wat Arun (beautiful temples).

Also, on weekend nights (only), just across Siam Paragon are rows of rows of stalls alongside the road. Can get pretty good buys there. :)

Enjoy!

]]> By: j.yo http://www.sixpegs.com/2009/08/to-see-the-world-together/#comment-6036 j.yo Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:07:55 +0000 http://peggychang.wordpress.com/?p=2478#comment-6036 dear Peggy, it's my first visit here! you have such a lovely blog with a personality. i sure will be back on a daily basis :) good luck on your trip to Bangkok, have fun! i sure hope i'll be able to visit it too someday. dear Peggy, it’s my first visit here!
you have such a lovely blog with a personality.
i sure will be back on a daily basis :)

good luck on your trip to Bangkok, have fun!
i sure hope i’ll be able to visit it too someday.

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