FIRST NIGHT STRAIGHT TO ASIATIQUE THE NIGHT MARKET THAT HAS REPLACED SUAM LUM NIGHT BAZAAR. ASIATIQUE USED TO BE A 19TH CENTURY AND 20TH CENTURY SERIES OF WAREHOUSES AS IT IS LOCATED BY THE MENAM CHAO PHRAYA. IT WAS ABANDONED FOR YEARS AND NOW RESURRECTED INTO A FABULOUS NIGHT MARKET!
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED SHOPS, BOUTIQUES, STALLS AND RESTAURANTS AND THE ENTIRE AREA IS ABUZZ WITH ENERGY AND GOOD VIBES!
YOU NEED AT LEAST 4 HOURS TO ENJOY ASIATIQUE WITH ITS ENDLESS ATTRACTIONS AND DIVERSIONS.
I RECOMMEND CALYPSO CABARET FEATURING THE BEST DRAG QUEENS IN BANGKOK! THE SHOW IS FULL OF FUN, FEATHERS AND FRIVOLOUSNESS AND JUST PERFECT FOR MALAYSIANS!
ANOTHER MAJOR ATTRACTION IS 'MUAY THAI---THE LEGEND LIVES' WHICH IS ACTUALLY BETTER AND MORE FASCINATING THAN CALYPSO CABARET.
IN CALYPSO CABARET, THE DRAG QUEENS SIMPLY DANCE AND MIME AND LOOK FABULOUS. BUT THE MUAY THAI PERFORMERS ARE REAL KICK BOXERS AND THEIR SKILLS HONED FROM YEARS OF TRAINING ARE PHENOMENAL! MORE SO WHEN THEY FIGHT EACH OTHER ON STAGE USING SPLIT-SECOND KICKS, PUNCHES AND BLOWS!
THESE ARE NOT REAL FIGHTS BUT AMAZINGLY REHEARSED BUT THEY STILL DEMAND THE MOST TAXING SKILLS. I REALLY ADMIRE THE BOXERS SINCE THEY SWEAT GALLONS ON STAGE AND THE RISK OF ACCIDENT IS ALWAYS OMNIPRESENT!
EACH SHOW COSTS RM 150 PER PERSON SO IT IS NOT CHEAP AND WELL WORTH YOUR RINGGIT!
BOTH THEATRES ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER FACING THE MAIN ROAD SO YOU CANNOT MISS THEM!
BOOKINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY---JUST GO BUY THE TICKET AS YOU ARRIVE. SHOW STARTS AROUND 7.30 PM AND ENDS ONE AND HALF HOURS LATER SO YOU CAN STILL SHOP TILL MIDNIGHT!
SINCE YOU NEED A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD, STAY AT HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SATHORN FOR ONLY RM 160 NETT PER NIGHT! THAT LEAVES YOU PLENTY CASH FOR SHOPPING AND CATCHING CALYPSO CABARET AND "MUAY THAI THE LEGEND LIVES"!
CHECK OUT HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SATHORN HERE;
https://www.facebook.com/HolidayInnExpressBangkokSathorn
ORIGINAL CLOCK TOWER AS THIS AREA WAS ONCE FILLED WITH WAREHOUSES
I LOVE THIS SLOGAN
THIS ALSO OK
CHANG BEER IS THE SPONSOR AS CHANG MEANS ELEPHANT IN THAI
CLOCK TOWER
GIGANTIC SCREW
GIGANTIC FERRIS WHEEL
DRAMATIC
AWESOME
BY THE BANK OF MENAM CHAO PHYRAYA
FLAGSTAFFS AT ATTENTION
SCENIC
THESE WERE ONCE WAREHOUSES BUT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS
PICTURESQUE
ASIATIQUE BY NIGHT
WESTERNER, CHINAMAN AND THAI
TRADERS
OLDEN DAY MERCHANTS
BIG ANCHOR
BACK TO CLOCK TOWER TO MAIN ROAD GET TAXI TO HOLIDAY INN SATHORN
THE HIP AND HAPPENING HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SATHORN NEAR SILOM
STUNNING LOBBY WITH GIGANTIC PAINTING. NOTE THE RECEPTIONIST AT BOTTOM RIGHT AS I BET YOU DID NOT NOTICE HER SINCE THE PICTURE IS SO DE HUGE!
AWESOME PICTURE THAT IS LARGER THAN LIFE!
VIEW FROM FIRST FLOOR OVERLOOKING THE LOBBY
TRENDY AND COOL DESIGN
WHY IS THE POLICEMAN STARING AT HIS PHONE?
STYLISH AND SLEEK LOBBY OF HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SATHORN IN SILOM
CHATUCHAK MARKET!
CHATUCHAK MARKET ON SATURDAY 12 JULY 2014
SINGING FOR THEIR SUPPER
I AM IN HEAVEN ALWAYS
PRETTY PLANTS
KEE HUA CHEE AND ROCKER FRIENDS
THAI ROCKERS AND KEE HUA CHEE
ASIATIQUE SIGNBOARD
ASIATIQUE AGAIN WITH JACKIE ON 12 JULY 2014 SATURDAY
KEE HUA CHEE BY CHANG ELEPHANT
MUAY THAI FIGHTER FIGURE AS SEEN FROM BELOW
THAI WITH DARLING DOGGIES
SO CUTE
RELAX!
No comments:
Post a Comment