BANGKOK - SEARCHING FOR HALAL FOOD

It's been a while I dont update this blog.

The following photos were my journey to Bangkok for The North Face 100KM Race in Thailand in February 2012.

Enjoy

Arriving at the airport

The air port surrounding - it's my first time here, so, I can take pictures as i like it

On our way to Amphawa - one of the district, 1 hour away from Bangkok town

we saw this gigantic statue of 3 headed elephant

 

The busy road of bangkok town - once we alighted from the van

 

On top of the bridge - on our way to Bangkok BTS (LRT system was know by that name here)

 

Still on the bridge

 

This photo was at Amphawa while waiting for our van to take us to Bangkok Town.

(I'm in Amphawa for The North Face 100km ultra-marathon..ah..you will get it)

 

Our F1 Driver, - Driving like mad

 

Bangkok's Monument - Town Centre

 

Queuing to purchase the BTS (Bangkot Transit System) ticket

 

The rush hour, same like us - the crowd

 

One of the stop 

 

It's almost time to reach home back in KL

 

Phew....at least they have other language

 

The map - we're trying to find our way through...

 

After a long walk with our heavy back pack, it is not to exit the BTS

 

One of the mode of transport

Please take the taxi instead, the price for this motor taxi was exorbitant ! 300 baht for a less than 5 km distance (RM30-00).

 

The whole vehicle look's like

 

The alley

 

More alley

 

Little bit more

 

One of the shopping complex, near our hotel

 

The traffic condition

 

The famous platinum plaza, oh..my feet! It was a tyring walk to reach here

 

One more shopping complex adjacent to Platinum

 

They are using Toyota Altis as Taxis a few million baht the driver say

 

Halal Food! 2 Km from our hotel, it must be our group's lucky day.

Let's peek inside

 

For those who is in town and looking for halal food, this is the place, you may google it and find the location

 

The interior

 

More interior

 

Aiyo...the photo is not in sequence, the busy bangkok town when we first got here

 

Ala kacau la...Orang nak ambik gambar ni - from inside the eatery

 

Pepsi is the main sponsor for this outlet

The bowl jar contain some sort of chilli paste I think

 

How cute, a cuppa of Teh Tarik (a small kettle of plain hot water in case you want a refill and a cup of ice chunks in case it's too hot) - I think

 

Bring the food on the table baby....Crab Omelette, Tom Yam and Spicy Prawn - delicious! 

 

From the road side

 

Here it was situated

 

Another Halal restaurant situated nearby just a few shops away, Mak Yah - It was closed 

 

Mak Yah Restaurant

 

 

On our way back walking we saw this sign - it's a mosque

 

This is the road sign leading to the halal food heaven, remember folks

 

 

All small outlet at the roadside are halal food

 

This the place to eat halal food

 

The mosque - taking from outside. There was this uncle said that you can go inside to take photo

 

The bird cage hanging

 

They do have masjid darul aman here

 

The taxi fare list from the back seat, It's cheap

 

On our way to Royal Palace

 

Can see it from afar

 

The wall (tu kepala botak sapa tu?) The royal palace was closed for ritual something and open back in a few hours. So, we headed to ...

Through busy market...

 

Here...

 

River Cruise....1 hour journey circling the island

 

The jetty area

 

Some sort of wheel to adjust the jetty's up and down movement

 

Huge river

 

 Pulling his way through

  

Still waiting for our long tail boat

 

We're in the boat already ..so fast!

 

Nice architecture

 

The activity along the river bank

 

 

One of the temple with large statue

 

we even stop for river shopping 

 

 

Every house has stairs like these

 

With a stilt

 

The boat operator lepaking

We were stop by this enclosure - some sort of river traffic device

 

Can you see it at the background - the barricade seems to be lifted up

 

The boat from the other side gushing out

It's our turn to pass through

 

Can see clearly now there have this green and red light indicator 

 

Heavy duty engine 

 

The floating market

 

What's cooking?

 

 More floating market

 

The water pipe suppying water to river side houses

 

 

More pipe

 

 

 

Maybe it's their way of life 

 

With their own set of boat

 

some sort of canooe or something

 

 

House on stilt - a unique 

 

The road sign...i mean river sign

 

It's a fish party!

 

 

More house on stilt

 

One of the main attraction, temple 

 

Dont know what it means

 

Nice house

 

One of the famous temple - and we're going there

 

The only way to this temple is by boat

 

Ticket for 50 baht - RM5-00 not bad at all

 

Baldy statue

 

You cannot wear like this

 

Whoa...too high

 

The detail of the structure

 

Vertigo anyone?

 

 

It's hot and steamy

 

Time to go back - calling our boat

 

Back to the wall

 

The opposite of the palace

 

You cant also wear like these...

Well, I'm wearing shorts, so, need to queue for free pants. You have to put some money as a deposit. I think it was 20 baht

 

Still queuing

 

We're in! from afar

 

You need to buy a ticket to enter or you can stay just at the entrance to enjoy the view, it's also nice

 

Some sort of bell shape temple

 

We're in this temple (out of many) - please take off your shoes, there were guards will tell ya..

 

The fine details 

 

The entrance to the temple, you cant take picture inside, but it look so nice!

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