28 Hours in Bangkok

After getting on a plane that was far too small for my liking, we arrived in Bangkok in the late afternoon.

I’d promised Michael that I’d hunt down the dumplings he loved so much on the food tour we went on during our first stop in Bangkok and… Success!

Jok’s Table is located in an alleyway in Chinatown - it’s not much to look at but their dumplings are amazzzzzing! 

The fresh prawns in these dumplings are delicious!

We were staying nearby Chinatown, which was a very different area from our first stay in Bangkok - a lot more gritty and a bit run down. 

We spent some time wandering around the local area and walking through the market streets.

We stopped at a bao bun store, slightly south of the main Chinatown area and sampled some unusual boa - black sesame, white sesame and taro.

They were tasty - and something a little different from all the noodles and rice we’ve been eating. 

After our first visit to Talat Noi (see my first Bangkok post), we had decided we had to come back and buy an elephant statue (a small one). Coming from a different direction, we ran into more elephants and a lot more of the cool street art that this area is known for. 

And this is our elephant:

Chinatown is starting to get ready for Chinese new years! 

In true Thailand style, we capped the day off at a street market and I got this absolutely amazing drink with little honey jelly pieces! 

We had one partial day left in Bangkok and Thailand overall, but no real plans! Yet, somehow we managed to rack up 25,099 steps! 

We started with a coffee at this cute little home in the wall cafe.

Then, walked down Ong Canal, which was pretty and unusually quiet for chaotic Bangkok. 

These were close to the best smoothies we had had the entire trip!

The Chinatown area has many cute lantern lined streets and alleys. 

I’d wanted to give mango sticky rice another try ever since our first one was kind of average. I loved banana stick rice in Vietnam and figured this should be good too. I found a Michelin rated mango sticky rice store, which had a queue outside - always a good sign.

The mango sticky rice was really good - the rice was warm and fresh and the mango cooked soft. Feeling better about this desert now!

Side note: we don’t really understand how so many street food stores can claim to be Michelin rated - given the presence of the Michelin tyre man on a lot of these signs, we can only assume it’s not the real Michelin star system that they’re referencing. 

Sadly, that brings our time in Thailand to a close. 

Amid my post travel blues, I’m already planning the next holiday!