This place happened by chance and by laziness on not planning a place in advance and properly. But it was worth it.
Our weekends here are hectic at times and lazy at others. So essentially Sunday was a lazy day mostly, evening we visited the Wat Traimit, our first local sight seeing in Bangkok. So we dint really have much time or energy to plan for the next day. Cha am was suggested by sis's colleague as a favourite of the locals here and we were happy that we did this place. So with little googling the previous night about the direction and travelling time and options we set out for the Beach the next day.
We snoozed the alarm a little while more than we should have and tried to get some more rest. Weekends are turning out more to be hectic visiting places than relaxing. Hurrying up and getting ready finally by 10 we set out to go to Victory Monument, place where we had to catch our ride to the destination. We took the BTS from Silom to VM. Got off at the station, asked the ticket counter folks and got the right direction to reach the Complex where the buses started from. It was a hot day and we were heading to a Beach, I was having mixed feelings about our trip. But nevertheless my idea of covering as much of Thai as possible was on a higher priority than the heat and thought of skin getting burnt. And so we went ahead with the trip anyway. Paid 140 Baht each for a ticket and waited for our minivan. By now we were used to the idea of these vans. They are compact but cool and dark inside. So keeps the sun away as long as we are inside. We waited for about 30 mins and finally got our ride. The ticket guy showed us to the van, just means they keep track of who s going where and help tourists get into the right vehicle, else its easy to miss the vehicle in the huge crowd. The commute lasted for about 2.5 hours. On the way the van was stopped at a fuel station for refuelling. Most of us got off for a lu break or may be catch a bite. And then we were back on the road. The road was good, as are most roads which lead out of Bkk. Highways are well maintained here I guess.
Finally after about 2+ hrs we got off at the dropping pt, same pt where our pick up drive would arrive on our way back. It was fuming hot when we got off. So we tried to walk by the other side of the road by some shade. We saw some Bike taxi guys and asked for drop off at the beach. It was a loot for them, about a km distance, 50 Baht for 2 ppl on one bike. I missed to read about this distance the previous day along with the other little research I did and got fooled. Finally we got to see the beach. Sis got a little of hearing from me for jumping into the first bike taxi guy we saw and ended over paying him. But in a way it was good we picked these guys cause they were the only guys we saw on the road, no other means of transport otherwise. After getting off the bike we walked straight to the beach. It was the starting point there and so it can be imagined how crowded and dirty it was. So I decided that we walk a little further and get some place which was cleaner and less crowded. We must have walked a km or so before we picked a place to get into the beach. It was comparatively less crowded and was opposite to some huge 4 or 5 star hotel. So I suspected the crowd would be fine. They have this nice arrangement where there are public bathrooms to take a shower, change and freshen up. You have to pay 5-10 baht each and you get to use the bathrooms. We changed into something more comfortable for the beach. Then found a small open restaurant for lunch. It was an ok place, the lady understood some english so that helped. We ordered shrimp fried rice and chicken fried rice and 2 singhas, both were just ok and we could eat it all up cause we were dead hungry. Finally with filled stomachs we walked into the beach. The whole beach is lined with umbrellas and chairs and tables to sit by the beach. We took up one and sat down for a while. Luckily for us we found the tube guy who watched over our backpack when we indulged in the beach. Somehow by our chance the weather turned out to be cloudy all of a sudden. We played in the water for almost like 1-1.5 hours, jumping with the waves and feeling the sand under our feet. Water is actually a nice relaxing agent, especially if its at a beach. The tube experience was good. Just sit in it with your hands and legs popped out of it and you can keep floating around. The water keeps you floating. Sis stayed in the water for a little while longer just floating around. We finally made up our mind and wrapped up considering it would take us quite some time to get back home. Got out, took a bathroom, freshened up and started back. Since we couldn't take pictures when we were in the ocean we got some clicked after we got out and were walking back. It was an exhausting walk, we must have walked like 2 kms or so. But we were fresh too, after having played in the water. And finally we got to see an amazing sunset. When we got on to the main street where we had to catch our ride back we saw the most amazing sunset. The sky was literally painted golden, there was also a silver lining to the clouds only this time it was in gold. The sun was red and it was at the end of the road we were walking. The road ended into a mountain on the west, I really missed having a good camera. The timing was so perfect even the roads were painted gold. So our picnic ended with a beautiful sunset. We reached the pt and took 2 tickets for our return. Since we had another 30 mins at hand we ventured out a bit. Just as we walked along the highway and we spotted a pizza place. We got some bread sticks and chicken packed and were good for dinner. At 7 we got our van. We stunk of Sea as we settled in the van. But the a/c helped and we relaxed for the next 2 hours. As we got off at the Victory monument and started looking for a way to get back to the room a guy came up to us and directly asked which place are you headed, in Hindi. We replied and he helped us with the direction. It was just boldly and clearly written all over our faces that we were not locals and we were Indians.. Got onto the BTS and reached back to the cosy little home of ours. We took a quick shower and hit the bed. The day was well spent. If time permits we might go up to this place again..
Observations: Every Caucasian male who travels around in this place has a local lady partner with him. Every time I come across such men I somehow can't stop myself from thinking if they are genuine acquaintances or a mutual acceptances of fulfilling each other requirements. Such views still catch my attention even after a month here. I guess I am a slow learner\accepter.
Our onward van companion was a young lady, with really long legs. I couldn't get my eyes off the length of her legs and the wavy hair she had. They were really long. And she sat at the fuel station grabbing a bite and catching up on taking selfies of herself. Not sure if she was genuinely minding her own business or was trying to grab attention of seekers. I wonder..
Our weekends here are hectic at times and lazy at others. So essentially Sunday was a lazy day mostly, evening we visited the Wat Traimit, our first local sight seeing in Bangkok. So we dint really have much time or energy to plan for the next day. Cha am was suggested by sis's colleague as a favourite of the locals here and we were happy that we did this place. So with little googling the previous night about the direction and travelling time and options we set out for the Beach the next day.
We snoozed the alarm a little while more than we should have and tried to get some more rest. Weekends are turning out more to be hectic visiting places than relaxing. Hurrying up and getting ready finally by 10 we set out to go to Victory Monument, place where we had to catch our ride to the destination. We took the BTS from Silom to VM. Got off at the station, asked the ticket counter folks and got the right direction to reach the Complex where the buses started from. It was a hot day and we were heading to a Beach, I was having mixed feelings about our trip. But nevertheless my idea of covering as much of Thai as possible was on a higher priority than the heat and thought of skin getting burnt. And so we went ahead with the trip anyway. Paid 140 Baht each for a ticket and waited for our minivan. By now we were used to the idea of these vans. They are compact but cool and dark inside. So keeps the sun away as long as we are inside. We waited for about 30 mins and finally got our ride. The ticket guy showed us to the van, just means they keep track of who s going where and help tourists get into the right vehicle, else its easy to miss the vehicle in the huge crowd. The commute lasted for about 2.5 hours. On the way the van was stopped at a fuel station for refuelling. Most of us got off for a lu break or may be catch a bite. And then we were back on the road. The road was good, as are most roads which lead out of Bkk. Highways are well maintained here I guess.
Finally after about 2+ hrs we got off at the dropping pt, same pt where our pick up drive would arrive on our way back. It was fuming hot when we got off. So we tried to walk by the other side of the road by some shade. We saw some Bike taxi guys and asked for drop off at the beach. It was a loot for them, about a km distance, 50 Baht for 2 ppl on one bike. I missed to read about this distance the previous day along with the other little research I did and got fooled. Finally we got to see the beach. Sis got a little of hearing from me for jumping into the first bike taxi guy we saw and ended over paying him. But in a way it was good we picked these guys cause they were the only guys we saw on the road, no other means of transport otherwise. After getting off the bike we walked straight to the beach. It was the starting point there and so it can be imagined how crowded and dirty it was. So I decided that we walk a little further and get some place which was cleaner and less crowded. We must have walked a km or so before we picked a place to get into the beach. It was comparatively less crowded and was opposite to some huge 4 or 5 star hotel. So I suspected the crowd would be fine. They have this nice arrangement where there are public bathrooms to take a shower, change and freshen up. You have to pay 5-10 baht each and you get to use the bathrooms. We changed into something more comfortable for the beach. Then found a small open restaurant for lunch. It was an ok place, the lady understood some english so that helped. We ordered shrimp fried rice and chicken fried rice and 2 singhas, both were just ok and we could eat it all up cause we were dead hungry. Finally with filled stomachs we walked into the beach. The whole beach is lined with umbrellas and chairs and tables to sit by the beach. We took up one and sat down for a while. Luckily for us we found the tube guy who watched over our backpack when we indulged in the beach. Somehow by our chance the weather turned out to be cloudy all of a sudden. We played in the water for almost like 1-1.5 hours, jumping with the waves and feeling the sand under our feet. Water is actually a nice relaxing agent, especially if its at a beach. The tube experience was good. Just sit in it with your hands and legs popped out of it and you can keep floating around. The water keeps you floating. Sis stayed in the water for a little while longer just floating around. We finally made up our mind and wrapped up considering it would take us quite some time to get back home. Got out, took a bathroom, freshened up and started back. Since we couldn't take pictures when we were in the ocean we got some clicked after we got out and were walking back. It was an exhausting walk, we must have walked like 2 kms or so. But we were fresh too, after having played in the water. And finally we got to see an amazing sunset. When we got on to the main street where we had to catch our ride back we saw the most amazing sunset. The sky was literally painted golden, there was also a silver lining to the clouds only this time it was in gold. The sun was red and it was at the end of the road we were walking. The road ended into a mountain on the west, I really missed having a good camera. The timing was so perfect even the roads were painted gold. So our picnic ended with a beautiful sunset. We reached the pt and took 2 tickets for our return. Since we had another 30 mins at hand we ventured out a bit. Just as we walked along the highway and we spotted a pizza place. We got some bread sticks and chicken packed and were good for dinner. At 7 we got our van. We stunk of Sea as we settled in the van. But the a/c helped and we relaxed for the next 2 hours. As we got off at the Victory monument and started looking for a way to get back to the room a guy came up to us and directly asked which place are you headed, in Hindi. We replied and he helped us with the direction. It was just boldly and clearly written all over our faces that we were not locals and we were Indians.. Got onto the BTS and reached back to the cosy little home of ours. We took a quick shower and hit the bed. The day was well spent. If time permits we might go up to this place again..
Observations: Every Caucasian male who travels around in this place has a local lady partner with him. Every time I come across such men I somehow can't stop myself from thinking if they are genuine acquaintances or a mutual acceptances of fulfilling each other requirements. Such views still catch my attention even after a month here. I guess I am a slow learner\accepter.
Our onward van companion was a young lady, with really long legs. I couldn't get my eyes off the length of her legs and the wavy hair she had. They were really long. And she sat at the fuel station grabbing a bite and catching up on taking selfies of herself. Not sure if she was genuinely minding her own business or was trying to grab attention of seekers. I wonder..
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