Tuesday 13 May 2008
Part 2: Sick in Bangkok
Day 2
During my first night in Bangkok, my cold developed into a wretched fever and inflamed throat. I couldn't breathe or swallow without feeling a piercing pain cutting through my throat. I hardly slept a wink and the following day, I made my virgin trip to a doctor in a foreign land: the medical clinic right next to my guesthouse. How was that for top-notch convenience?
My life-saving antibiotics and other medicine.
After seeing the doc's, we had lunch at UCC Café City 21 (Siam Centre, Level 1). It was our 3rd UCC Café after the ones in Hong Kong. The food did not disappoint. Although if I be frank, it wasn't the best which we'd tasted so far.
Monet ordered the waffle dessert for me, but I didn't partake much since I was ill. Monet said it was excellent.
We ventured out to explore the strip of boutiques and small retail shops opposite Siam Centre, where many quirky tees, apparel and accessories were on sale at relatively cheap prices. I would have purchased some of them, if not for the fact that most of them came only in one anorexic size, otherwise known as "free size".
Dinner was settled at Nooddi Noodles Bar (60/1 Silom Road), one of the mid range eateries recommended by Wikitravel. Nooddi seemed distinctly similar to Nooch The Noodle Bar (Singapore) in not only its name and the food it served, but the design and decor of the place as well. Like Nooch, it probably had its fans, but I thought the city had better food to offer.
After dinner, we immersed ourselves in Loft (Siam Discovery Center, Level 3), a large gift shop serving up clever, creative products ranging from holga cameras to cute bags to designer fish tanks. Many of the products were designed by local designers or imported from Japan. The prices could be rather steep, but like they said, creativity has its price.
On our way back, I saw this on one of the many uncompleted and abandoned buildings in the city:
Colorful graffiti wallpaper. It was home to a family of street dogs whose black/white markings on their fur made them look like an alternative breed of dog-cows.
We had supper at Tapas Cafe, a little Spanish bar and restaurant just 3 doors down from Suk 11.
Tapas Cafe, one of the best finds of the city.
The ambiance was cozy, there were cool paintings on the wall, and spunky Spanish and Latin music playing in the background, very friendly and attentive service, and great food and drinks at reasonable prices. For a moment I felt like I was in Europe rather than Southeast Asia.
Posts in this series:
- Part 1: Arrival in the City of Angels
- Part 2: Sick in Bangkok
- Part 3: Main Activities - Shopping & Eating
- Part 4: Scaling the Heights - Golden Mount & The Dome
- Part 5: Discovering Ayutthaya, the Ancient Capital
Day 2
During my first night in Bangkok, my cold developed into a wretched fever and inflamed throat. I couldn't breathe or swallow without feeling a piercing pain cutting through my throat. I hardly slept a wink and the following day, I made my virgin trip to a doctor in a foreign land: the medical clinic right next to my guesthouse. How was that for top-notch convenience?
My life-saving antibiotics and other medicine.
After seeing the doc's, we had lunch at UCC Café City 21 (Siam Centre, Level 1). It was our 3rd UCC Café after the ones in Hong Kong. The food did not disappoint. Although if I be frank, it wasn't the best which we'd tasted so far.
Monet ordered the waffle dessert for me, but I didn't partake much since I was ill. Monet said it was excellent.
We ventured out to explore the strip of boutiques and small retail shops opposite Siam Centre, where many quirky tees, apparel and accessories were on sale at relatively cheap prices. I would have purchased some of them, if not for the fact that most of them came only in one anorexic size, otherwise known as "free size".
Dinner was settled at Nooddi Noodles Bar (60/1 Silom Road), one of the mid range eateries recommended by Wikitravel. Nooddi seemed distinctly similar to Nooch The Noodle Bar (Singapore) in not only its name and the food it served, but the design and decor of the place as well. Like Nooch, it probably had its fans, but I thought the city had better food to offer.
After dinner, we immersed ourselves in Loft (Siam Discovery Center, Level 3), a large gift shop serving up clever, creative products ranging from holga cameras to cute bags to designer fish tanks. Many of the products were designed by local designers or imported from Japan. The prices could be rather steep, but like they said, creativity has its price.
On our way back, I saw this on one of the many uncompleted and abandoned buildings in the city:
Colorful graffiti wallpaper. It was home to a family of street dogs whose black/white markings on their fur made them look like an alternative breed of dog-cows.
We had supper at Tapas Cafe, a little Spanish bar and restaurant just 3 doors down from Suk 11.
Tapas Cafe, one of the best finds of the city.
The ambiance was cozy, there were cool paintings on the wall, and spunky Spanish and Latin music playing in the background, very friendly and attentive service, and great food and drinks at reasonable prices. For a moment I felt like I was in Europe rather than Southeast Asia.
posted by redshot on 13.5.08
1 Comments:
I like the looks of this Tapas Cafe.... seems like a lovely place to dine & chill! :)
My oh my.... when will it be my turn to go BKK for a vacation? :p
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