My Travel Bay

If you want to enjoy a romantic dinner cruise on Bangkok’s legendary Chao Phraya River, then it is a must to go for Grand Pearl Cruise. We had to pay for 1700 bahts for each adult and it’s free for kids include buffet. After caught in a bad traffic and went to the wrong pier, finally we managed to get in the cruise.  

Grand Pearl Cruise

Dining hall

Guitarists

Tradisional dance

The food isn’t delicious and not much choices even we paid so expensive. The Tradisional dance ended in less than 10 minutes. The dancers ran here and there, that’s why I can’t snap more photos.

Night scene at Chap Phraya River

The night view is perfect and awesome, but I don’t have a good camera to snap nice photos. Anyway, it’s no harm to go for a night cruise once even it’s so expensive.

If you go to Bangkok with kids, then you must visit to the Safari World too. Of course it can’t compare with Gold Coast Sea World, Movie World or Dream World. But I felt surprised that Bangkok has such huge Safari, it combined open zoo and marine park. The entrance fee for both park are RM75 and free for kids below 12 years old.

There are many attractions like sea lion show, jungle cruise, bird show, stunt show, elephant show, feeding show.  We missed some shows and just manage to catch up with the dolphin show.  We reached there almost 12pm. well, Bangkok is too big and we have to take an hour or more to reach one place. That’s why we visit to one tourist spot a day as I don’t want to rush especially when you go with kids. 

The zoo is too big, so we need to take a van. We’re so excited especially my kid as he can see the real animals again. This time very near to him. We’re not allowed to go down, just take photos in the van. Anyway, I also don’t want to go down, it’s so hot outside, better stay in and enjoy sight seeing.

Since my relatives came from Kuantan for holiday during Hari Raya, we went to Taiping for a round. We went to Burmese Pool on the first day of Hari Raya. It’s between Lake Gardens and Maxwell Hill. Burmese pool is one of the most attractive tourists spots for swimming and picnicking.  Before you reach there, you can see Taiping war cemetry on your right side.

Burmese pool

Lake Gardens

Maxwell Hill

We didn’t go to Taiping zoo as my kid went there before. It’s too small and totally can’t compare with Singapore zoo that we visited last year. Anyway, no harm to visit once.

Perak Museum

After splashing cold water, we drove around Taiping downtown. Passed by Perak Museum but it’s closed due to Hari Raya holidays. It was the oldest Museum in Malaysia. 

Taiping Jail

The Taiping Jail originally built to house troublesome miners, later used by the Japanese during the WW2. After that the British used it to hold the communists.

Hotel Panorama

When you are tired and hungry, you can enjoy your meal at Hotel Panorama coffee house. There are also lots of dining place for good food.