Erawan Shrine~

Right, let me introduce to you. This is the Erawan shrine which is probably the most visited place for locals and for believers. Worshipers flock in to the busy heart of BKK and pay their homage to the 'Four faced god' (dont know the actual name). Probably i have post up the same pictures again and again in my previous post and visits to BKK but i never fail to end up here. The shrine is smack in the middle of BKK where the traffic is the worst, but a simple Tuk Tuk ride for bout 20 bath will get you here in a jiffy. Seen the Bond advert with the Tuk Tuk? yea.. u can actually req them so speed up and you`ll eventually have a Tuk Tuk racing competition.. haaha.. well i`ll skip this cause i have posted bout the shirne previously, just wanted to post new pictures up for completeness sake.

Ahh, some love it some hate it some are used to it. This time i went for the Foot Spa (which actually arent that good) which cost a whopping 800 bath. Clean yea, not so much massage. A short walk outside on the pavement i steped into a puddle of god knows what and there goes my 800 bath and a clean foot. ;(

But it was somethign different this time compare to other traditional massages. Its more spa minus the jacuzzi and lady massues(??). I`ve tried that in Chiang mai and it costs bout 6000 bath and its really somethign to try for when youre on trips. (no i`m not gonna post photos of that)
There are ranges of massages in BKK and make sure you dont pay for the dodgy ones or you`ll end up paying for sex for hire. I dont advise that, but hey BKK is world famous for their sex industries and i`ll come to elaborate more on that later. So a lil' advice, go for the massages in the Wats (temple) and you`ll experience some proper massages. Close to ayurvedic massages, minus the oil therapy.

Next is a lil tummy treat and its always the Tom Yum Gong that we go for. Basically food in BKK you will have to be cautios if you have a weak stomach. Its hard to notice whether the food is prepare hygenically, but its always good to exercise discretion of where you eat. For the first time on the many many times i went BKK i manage to get my stomach upset which is a nono for vacation. (i ate some noodles round the pier, which i dont think noodles are clean as flies always hang around them)

But for Tom yum gong, I always go to this tiny restaurant or more like stall just right behind the alley. Its clean ate it many times and i`m still alive.. ;) to get there take the BTS or skytrain to sala deang. You`ll find it round the corner just underneath the exit. If u cant find it, follow your nose.. :)

[Pic removed on request] ;P

Tom Yum Gong, always the best. But my poor friend ended up with some sore throat or soem sort. ahha will show you our short excursion to the Thai doctors.. haha
(Good expression means good food?) :)

Next we headed to Pat pong, but before that i`ll post some MUG shots of my fellow companions which i missed to put on the net.

Right, so next post, Pat Pong Soi, which means Pat Pong street/road. :)