As promised on earlier post, hither is a postal service almost our Day-1's itinerary.
Memulai hari dengan sarapan well, brunch tepatnya karena jarum jam sudah di angka 10 saat kami selesai makan. Penerbangan DKI Jakarta - Destinations inwards Bangkok Thailand kemaren cukup menguras energi. Belum lagi perjalanan menembus kemacetan senja Kota Destinations inwards Bangkok Thailand dari Don Mueang ke Sukhumvit yang teryata jauh juga cuy! Alhasil untuk mendapatkan kembali tenaga, kami tebus dengan tidur nyenyak yang bablas kesiangan hehe.
Back to today's itinerary.
Itinerary yang dirancang pada hari pertama liburan di Thailand ini ada three spot yang hendak dikunjungi Sesuai tema, semuanya bersinggungan dengan peninggalan sejarah, yaitu:
- Garden Palace, Istana Kerajaan
- Temple of Reclining Budha, Wat Pho
- Wat Arun
Ketiganya terletak berdekatan, di sekitaran sungai besar yang membelah Destinations inwards Bangkok Thailand yaitu Sungai Chao Praya.
Untuk lebih meyakinkan rute yang akan dituju, kami ngga semata mengandalkan information Google Maps. Perlu ditambah dengan sistem GPS alias Gedor Penduduk Sekitar hihihi. Maksudnya, nanya-nanya sama penduduk setempat dalam hal ini kami tanya data desk hotel.
Dari hasil obrolan dengan petugas hotel ternyata rute Sukhumvit ke Garden Palace lebih ekonomis dengan menggunakan taksi dikarenakan tidak ada stasiun BTS (Sky Train) di sekitaran lokasi yang dituju. Kalau toh bersikeras menggunakan BTS, harus berganti moda transportasi. Setelah BTS, nyambung lagi pakai taksi terakhir bis.
Selain biaya, waktu juga bisa lebih dihemat mengingat hari relatif masih pagi. Dan saya masih ingat pengalaman semalam naik bis dari Bandara Don Mueang ke hotel. Keterangan akan informasi halte tidak sejelas dibandingkan naik BTS. Duh, bukannya ngga mungkin kesasar nih.
Ditambah lagi, makin siang pengunjung Garden Palace makin ramai loo. Demikian petugas hotel ramah menjelaskan. Ok, hollo for taken.
Kesimpulannya kami akan memakai taksi.
Selain biaya, waktu juga bisa lebih dihemat mengingat hari relatif masih pagi. Dan saya masih ingat pengalaman semalam naik bis dari Bandara Don Mueang ke hotel. Keterangan akan informasi halte tidak sejelas dibandingkan naik BTS. Duh, bukannya ngga mungkin kesasar nih.
Ditambah lagi, makin siang pengunjung Garden Palace makin ramai loo. Demikian petugas hotel ramah menjelaskan. Ok, hollo for taken.
Kesimpulannya kami akan memakai taksi.
Berkendara roda empat dari hotel hingga ke Garden Palace kami tempuh sekitar lx menit dengan kondisi jalan bukan di rush hr alias jam macet. Jadi memang lumayan jauh. Setelah diperhatikan, memang betul keterangan crew hotel, Garden Palace tidak dilewati jalur BTS. Itulah hikmahnya batal menginap di expanse Chao Phraya. Kenapa? Nanti dijelaskan di postingan yang lain yah! :)
Yang sempet bikin kaget, mendekati tempat tujuan tetiba taksi yang kami tumpangi diberhentikan oleh petugas Polisi setempat. Waduh!
Rasa-rasanya, pak supir si pengendara taksi was normal for the the whole time; non piece of job past times the speed pun tak ugal-ugalan. In fact, he considerably overnice in addition to friendly to us.
Sang supir taksi pun terlibat pembicaraan serius dengan pak petugas. Tak lama, pak supir pun keluar dari mobil. Wah, beneran serius nih, batin kami. Lalu masuk lagi dan melanjutkan perjalanan. Didorong rasa kepo, kami pun kepo-in pak supir. Rupanya pak petugas menghentikan taksi yang kami tumpangi tanpa alasan yang jelas dan ujung-ujungnya minta 'jatah'. Hihihi, ada aja ya yang seperti ini.
Garden Palace
First fourth dimension I visited this house was inwards 2016. It's been half dozen years agone in addition to the house is just equally I remembered. Nothing has changed. Evidence that they actually save everything inwards house except for the visitor. It was also a lot of people but I think this fourth dimension is a lot more.The house was packed of people. From the linguistic communication hearing inwards the air, they are most probable from everywhere. You could listen people talking inwards Chinese, Korean, French. Even linguistic communication that is barely heard before. Proven that this house was i of the most tourist attraction.
The palace was crowded either past times large grouping of travelers or individuals similar ours. Dengan membayar THB (Thai Baht, 1 THB = 390 IDR) 250 per person, kita dapat berkeliling komplek kerajaan. Melihat barang-barang koleksi kerajaan, mulai dari mata uang, replika pakaian beserta peralatan anggota kerajaan seperti perangkat makan, mainan yang digunakan keluarga kerajaan semasa mereka kecil.
Tata letak Garden Palace ini somehow mengingatkan saya akan Kesultanan Ngayogyakarta. Masuk dalam komplek kerajaan kita dikepung oleh berbagai bangunan dengan bentuk dan peruntukan yang berbeda. Walau kita ngga akan ingat nama dan fungsinya, jangan khawatir karena disediakan denah oleh pihak pengelola.
Baca juga Sudut Unik Garden Palace
Selain ada maket replika mini Angkor What, ada banyak bangunan yang berfungsi sebagai tempat beribadah. But the biggest i is Temple of The Emerald Budha. Unlike the name, patung Budha dengan posisi duduk di atas bunga Lotus setinggi hampir 0.5m ini terbuat dari batu giok. Kain yang disampirkan menutupi tubuh Budha diganti three kali dalam setahun. Yaitu pada saat musim penghujan, musim panas dan musim dingin. Uniknya, pergantian kain jubah tersebut harus dilakukan oleh Raja Thailand. Bukan oleh pemuka agama setempat.
Selain keunikan bentuk bangunan yang gambar-gambarnya bisa dilihat sebagian di sini, kita akan melihat lukisan dinding memenuhi bagian dalam tembok yang mengelilingi Garden Palace. Mulai dari sejarah berdirinya kerajaan Thailand hingga hikayat Rama dan Shinta. Saya tahu itu hasil curi dengar dari penuturan seorang tourist guide pada sepasang wisman dalama bahasa Inggris. I guess, both Indonesian in addition to Thailand are sharing the same folklore.
Temple of Reclining Budha, Wat Pho
The house is only a walking distance from Royal Garden Palace. But because of the heat, unopen to 10 minutes walk could experience similar hours! So, meliorate convey your lid or umbrella along amongst you. A mineral H2O could assist equally well.
My 9-yo boy was complaining the whole fourth dimension due the heat. When nosotros arrived inwards Destinations inwards Bangkok Thailand in conclusion March, temperature was already almost 30's something Celcius. It could receive got been fifty-fifty to a greater extent than during summer. Eww!
Kinda surprise when constitute out that nosotros receive got to pay THB 100/pax for entrance. Even hough they render a bottle mineral H2O for free. Because based on my before googling during making itinerary, it says it was gratuitous to see the place. Well, that's fact nosotros tin forcefulness out non ever rely on everything read on internet, tin forcefulness out we?
Since nosotros already got there, no hollo for for turned back. Paid the tickets for four thus nosotros hitting it. No discount for my boy since discount is charged based on toddler's height, non based on aged. Interesting!
My curiosity paid equally in conclusion fourth dimension I didn't instruct by coming to this temple. Finally I could watch the epic 46m length, 15m superlative reclining Budha. And it was really challenging to choose a photograph amongst such dimension.
Likely inwards Garden Palace, inner share wall of the temple also total traditional mural pictures. It is to a greater extent than to the storey of Budha in addition to his wisdom.
It worth taking to choose a facial expression unopen to the temple which also known for its traditional massage. Most probable it is due to inheritance equally beingness the 1st uni inwards Thailand for science, medicine in addition to literature. What I also constitute interesting almost this temple is numerous Budha epitome inwards unlike position. After amused myself taking photos, nosotros left Wat Pho. It passed 1 o'clock. Time for us looking for something for our rumbling stomach.
Just across the temple, at that topographic point are stores for souvenirs in addition to cafe's. Perfect! After facial expression unopen to nosotros to sit down our tired feet at i of restaurant. We chose it based on quick decisions; it is opened upwards concept eating theatre piece others was not. The visitors to a greater extent than oftentimes than non foreigners agency the gustation in addition to the variant is already according to global's taste. Last affair was they played Bob Marley's!
What Bob Marley's has to practice amongst that? Nothing. But Hubby in addition to I idea it was an interesting. Luckily the alternative was correct. Not entirely the nutrient was accepted past times the kids, that the most of import thing. But the possessor also really friendly. Seeing the way I wearing clothing wearing hijab, the possessor nicely asked where nosotros come upwards from. When nosotros said we're from Indonesia, he happily said that he is going to Bali sometimes inwards April.
We welcome in addition to wishing him a pleasant hospitality for his planning. Same wished from him for our staying. Wishing each other somehow create a warm in addition to friendly atmosphere. We chit-chat for a while, exchanging information. That i of the beauty of travelling, coming together novel people from unlike share of the globe. While maxim good-bye, he also hope that nosotros could see his resto i time again on our hereafter visit. Nice to encounter you, Dude!
Wat Arun
Rather than Budha statues similar Wat Pho, this temple is famous for its stunning scenery peculiarly during sunset. That's why it is also know equally Temple of Dawn.Wat Arun located reverse Wat Pho. With THB 9/person, a ferry volition choose you lot across the river of Chao Phraya. And it takes almost 10 minutes sailing from Wat Pho harbor to Wat Arun.
Since the house also worshiping Budha, all visitor must wearing clothing properly. Otherwise nosotros could rent a comprehend nigh the entrance. Unfortunately the temple was nether structure during our visit. As the kids said it is plenty for some other temple thus nosotros only walked unopen to the yard of the temple. Well at to the lowest degree salvage THB 5/person for ticket ^_^.
After a while, nosotros decided to become dorsum to the other share of river, all the same using the ferry. We did non hold off until dawn because it would live on likewise long, a duo hours to go. It is possible using taxi from Thonburi where Wat Arun located to our house but it is likewise far. It should live on drive unopen to the river for cross the span that connect due east in addition to due west share of the city. It certainly toll us a lot.
We thus headed dorsum to harbor where the ferry is awaiting for passengers. Mostly seen tourists but nosotros could also watch local using same transportation.
It was unopen to four o'clock when nosotros held taxi to drive us dorsum to hotel inwards Sukhumvit. Most of them refused to role meter. There is no other alternative than bargaining. Different driver offering unlike numbers. Starting from THB 500 until downward to THB 150 which nosotros accepted. The most declaration nosotros heard was because of traffic jump since it was fourth dimension where people also headed abode from offices.
Grand Palace from Wat Arun. The conditions was non that clear that day
Well, it's truthful that the traffic was packed but since nosotros used to amongst Jakarta's traffic, my hubby in addition to I both agreed it was all the same OK than Jakarta.
Our taxi passed MBK the shopping centre where nosotros spontaneously asked the driver to stop. It all the same afternoon in addition to likewise early on if nosotros only instantly to hotel. Since Sukhumvit is inwards i line, nosotros volition choose BTS on our way back.
Queuing for ferry
Turned out the way dorsum to hotel past times BTS was non unproblematic equally nosotros thought. We got lost! Instead of expected xv minutes, nosotros finally reached hotel after almost 1 hr later. And that's because nosotros ignore the sign. And this ignorance somehow urged me to write some other postal service almost tips on how using world shipping inwards Destinations inwards Bangkok Thailand.
Stay tuned!