Suan Lum Night Bazaar and the Big Wheel

I had an excellent day yesterday. I decided to go for a walk and check out Lumphini park. Trying to cross the road here is like taking my life into my hands. It is a nightmare.. there are so many motorcycles and the pollution is terrible. Well, after standing on the corner for ten minutes, I decided to cross the road to get to Lumphini park.

The park is a heavenly greenery oasis in the middle of the city. There are two man made lakes and they have an outdoor gym. I didn't make it too far into the park, when I was called over by this older thai man. See the picture on the left. He was sitting in this beautiful chinese like temple. He said he would give me a foot massage, and the scenery was breathtaking. I couldn't resist sitting down. He gave me an hour foot massage, and all the while this Thai boy came around with ice cream..I was sitting in this greenery paradise, eating chocolate ice cream. Could this get any better? I didn't want to leave that park because after living in Seoul for a year, and being in Bangkok, I hadn't seen greenery for awhile.

Above: a picture with the King of Thailand in the background.

I finally got up from the massage, and walked around the park a bit. Here are some pics of the park that I took. They had bushes cut into elephants. It was so cool!












After the park experience, I went home to change and shower, since I was meeting the Thai man from the restaurant at 5:30pm. We met up right outside of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar. This place is really amazing. It is a big market that sells everything under the sun. The Thais sell silk really cheap. I ended up buying some silk ties and silk boxer shorts for all my male family back in Canada.


They also have a huge ferris wheel that is all lit up at night. This wheel is huge. After a lovely dinner of Thai food, and some Thai language lessons; we decided to go on the, "Roue de Paris." I could really see the Bangkok skyline all lit up at night. It was so fun, and the views were stunning from up so high. Check out the pics of me and the wheel in the background.

I seem to be having some trouble getting pics on here correctly. I'll try on another post. Well, I shopped around a lot, and vow to go back there in the near future.

I ended up learning some Thai phrases, and teaching my new Thais friend some English phrases, that he could use as a waiter. Today, I'm heading to Central City mall to see what I can find. I'll keep you posted. Till then, this has been another day in Jo's Thai Adventures.