Bangkok Public Transportation

Had breakfast at “Breakfast Story” in Bangkok and ordered a stack of pancakes. It was a restaurant designed to serve American breakfasts to English speaking persons. Afterwards, a group of us figured out how to use the overhead and underground railway systems (BTS and MRT) which cut the transportation costs to an unbelievably low amount (right around 45Baht to be transported one way across Bangkok). Additionally, the system was extremely easy to use, there were plenty of people who were able to explain where to go or what to do if needed in English, and it made traveling throughout Bangkok accessible. Please don’t forget that the computer terminals don’t usually take cash, only coins, so make sure you have enough 10Baht and 5Baht coins to feed the machine.

We decided to travel to Chatuchak Market which is a large open-air flea market that had every kind of item known to man. Compared to my first day on the floating market where the prices were noticeably inflated; I observed the prices were very affordable and the vendors were willing to barter. From Chatuchak Market, we traveled by subway train to Chinatown. The streets in Chinatown were for the most part clean, there were a lot of vendors selling food and merchandise in the tight alleyways, and the food was primarily authentic Chinese food. Rode the train back to our hotel and felt a huge sense of accomplishment related to using the transport system.