Day 4 was our last full day in Bangkok before continuing onward with our travel adventures. Probably one of the least fun aspects of Bangkok is how dirty it is. Add heat into the mix and it just feels gross outside. So we chose to spend this day exploring inside. After breakfast at the MoMo cafe (and yes if you haven’t guessed it the super amazing buffet was included in our stay so that’s why we ate there every morning), we headed over to Siam Paragon, one of their large shopping malls and home of both the Sea Life aquarium and Kidzania which we wanted to visit for Little K’s sake.
We started off by going to the aquarium which Little K loved as we figured she would, but J and I also enjoyed it. We were able to see a variety of fish, turtles, seahorses and of course Little K got some fun photo opps that she actually enjoyed.
Little K learned about the plight of the polar bears and was pretty scared walking through the sea tunnel with the shark swimming above us. Lis – that shark photo is for you!
Finally, toward the end of our aquarium adventure, we got to see the keepers feeding penguins.
After the aquarium we got lunch at one of the restaurants inside the mall and I was excited to eat my favorite dish again (Spicy Thai Basil Chicken):
After lunch we explored the mall a bit more and found our favorite macaron shop (Laduree). Little K and I enjoyed a few macarons from the classic chocolate to their special orange blossom. Delicious! We popped in and out of a few stores as well. Side note: It was so interesting to see the stereotype of #crazyrichasians in true form. There were people walking around the malls with four or five bags of designer goods… I imagine that it was probably more than what my car cost me to buy brand new hanging from many people’s arms. Anyway, my mini-me not only shares my love of macarons, but also my love of shoes. However, she and I have slightly different tastes when it comes to shoes. 🙂
After exploring the mall, we headed over to Kidzania which in concept is REALLY cool. Little K had an okay time there, but really she would have had more fun if she were a year or two older. The concept of Kidzania is that kids get to role play various occupational roles and get some real life experience. You go to the bank to cash a check when you first get there and then you can spend and earn money at different places (e.g. you can earn money for putting out a fire as a firefighter, you can spend money at a department store or a salon/barbershop). There are also some free play places for toddlers which is where Little K got the most enjoyment from. Since parents aren’t allowed into the the little shops (they can observe from outside), Little K wasn’t feeling brave enough to go into any. If only her travel buddy Brandon had been with her!! 🙂
Here are a few pics of the free play areas:
And here are a few few photos of the rest of the “town” with all the little shops/buildings:
By the time we wrapped up at Kidzania and walked back to the hotel, we were all pretty tired. Since J had gotten a massage earlier in the trip, it was my turn so I headed to get my massage while J and Little K headed to the pool for a bit. Then later that evening we started packing things up and headed to bed early in preparation for our travel to Bali the next day.
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