3D2N Bangkok Spontaneous!

Flights:

14 June 2014 0635-0800

16 June 2014 2135-0100

$76 for Grace (1 way free ticket redemption)

$203 for Tobias (+15kg baggage)

Hotel: 

Siam Kempinski $370sth 

Day 1

The morning flight got delayed by more than hour because of some issues with the airflow within the cabin. By the time we got to Siam Kempinski it was 1030ish. The original room we were given was super far from the lift lobby and we requested for a switch so that took a bit of time as well. 

Once we were done with the room switch we headed to the mall for food. First stop: After You. So predictable, I know. But horror of horrors - they do not have the black toast anymore. Apparently it was a seasonal special. I was flabbergasted, like I just had it on my last trip a month ago please! But no, no more black toast, the yummy peanut butter dough taste. Slurps. Tobs ordered my Nutella toast and got himself the seasonal special, the tolberone ice cream thingum that was quite meh. 

Off for more food - we headed to Laem Cha-Roen Seafood on the 4th floor. Ordered a bunch of things including Giant River Prawn (meh), Fried Fish, Fish cake, Squid with egg (strange). The best was the fried fish and fish cake. Need to order the fried calamari next time. Don't know why I agreed to the recommendation given by the waitress. The squid egg turned out to be kinda gross-ish even though it may be a delicacy to them. 

Went back to the room and picked out choice pillows from the pillow menu before I crashed. Tobs has the amazing ability to sleep through anything so even though there were mega annoying kids sitting in the row behind us on the plane, he slept through the entire flight with no issues. So he has no need for sleep even though he did sucuumb to the wonderful bed and pillow after a while. 

When we got up it was time for our movie treat, Edge of Tomorrow, at the Gold Class equivalent. For 1500 baht for a pair of tickets (and we got 200 baht discount after signing up for the cinema's membership for 100 baht) we got choice of snacks and drinks in the lounge, a 15 min foot reflex or shoulder massage at the movie spa lounge. Tobs feels it was super worth it. I preferred GV Gold Class seats though cos it's more plush. But it was still comfortable and I enjoyed myself. 

After then go movie we grabbed a quick bite at the basement. Had gyoza which was quite nice but a little overpriced. Then headed to Chang Foot Massage at Siam Square cos I was feeling quite stiff in the neck and shoulders and badly wanted a shoulder massage. So I did my shoulder massage and Tobs got a foot massage (which turned out badly cos his hair follicles got infected due to substandard hygiene and/or poor technique of the masseur). 

Went back and watched The Monumental Men on VOD before I super cannot take it anymore and had to sleep. 

Day 2 

Off to the gym in the morning where we did Tabata intervals. Then it was breakfast oh the healthy spread and to my delight, hazelnuts for me to add into my muesli! Then we retreated back to the room and watched video on demand. The most excellent thing about Kempinski is this feature. The sheer variety of programmes coupled with the extreme comfort of the bed makes stepping out of the room a chore. We watched Wolverine before deciding it was time to grab food. 

A stone's throw away from the hotel is Siam Center. We headed there to explore and the food options were aplenty. Decided on Petite Audrey because Tobs sure felt the milo Mille crepe was good for me. The restaurant served fusion Thai-western food and was quite popular for a weekend. We had to take a queue number. 

When we got in, we ordered Pizza Tom Yum Kung, Crispy Pork Cube, Fried Calamari and Milo Volcano Crepe Cake. The first 2 are their top dishes and turned out to be fantastic. The calamari was meh and the milo volcano not bad but I would rather another After You toast any day. Total. Damage 952 baht. 

After stuffing ourselves silly (until I don't have space to eat Let Them Eat Cake, boo) we went shopping for things we needed to buy. Managed to get my Sabina lingerie (yeah!!) and bagged some good uniqlo deals as well. Self note that it is excellent to shop at Siam Paragon - you can get VAT refund from uniqlo (to be issued at uniqlo itself) and refund from Siam departmental store (including supermarket). 

Made it down to Westin Grande for my waxing appointment at Panipa. The salon sure looked dodgy but there was an expat doing her hair there so must be decent I guess. The waxing went really fast cos two of them worked on me at the same time. Damage: 600 baht for full leg. 

Off we went to Isao, touted a must visit for creative Japanese eats. It was quite a walk from Asok and the Tobs was going to be really grumpy when we spotted it. Heh. Even though it opened at 5.30pm, there was already a queue when we arrived at 5.15pm. Luckily Visa Signature Concierge got me reservations (I use them for a lot of things and they are excellent!). 

At 5.30pm, we got in and ordered Volcano, Sushi Sandwich, Jackie and Crunchy. Honestly, I only thought the sushi sandwich was special. It could be that our taste buds are so used to the real authentic Japanese food that anything less just won't do any more. So we gobbled up our food and actually grabbed the bill at 5.50pm and headed outta there. Total damage: 1358.90. Ouch. 

Enroute back to Siam, we got our regular box of Taokaenoi. Also grabbed hot chocolate from Chu (Da best) but sadly they were out of alcohol so no Baileys Shake! 

I grabbed more Brands products from the supermarket and processed my VAT refund before we watched Kickass2 on VOD. 

Day 3

Left the Tobs sleeping and hit the gym. Came back, showered, he was still sleeping. So i quietly picked up my laptop and headed off for breakfast. It was nice to be able to work and eat slowly. But when it came to 10ish, I was getting impatient and wondering where the heck the husband was. I got a staff to call the room so that I could scream at him. In half an hour he gets down and eats and asked why I didn't wake him up. Sigh. 

We squeezed in another movie before we had to pack up and check out. He headed off to the hotel's business center to squeeze some work in while I decided to make a spontaneous trip down to Urban Retreat for a foot massage. Was serviced by Lek and although I was expecting the nice recliner chairs, I was in the room with the mattress (meant for Thai massage)

Met back at Petite Audrey at 5.30pm for more pigging out before our night flight. This time we had the Crab Soufflé (interesting), Banoffee Smoothy (only Tobs drank), Spaghetti Tom Yam Prawn (ok), Chicken basil samosa (not bad) and the Pizza Tom Yum Kung (super love!). Damage: 1056, still cheaper than Isao. 

And to top it off, Buddhi Belly froyo cone for 60baht only (so happy they have one in Siam Paragon). We had the hotel arrange for a cabbie to take us to the airport for 400baht fixed price. The cab was clean and spacious and the driver told us many stories about his business failure, the Thaksin government, rice farmers, etc. 

This is possibly the first Bangkok trip where I did not visit Platinum Mall. But possibly a lot more rested because of that as well. Siam area is a good place to hangout and better still if you have the budget to splurge on Kempinski :))