Adventure Ari

I decided not to spend my Saturday afternoon at home (again, no one's out because exams are next week) because I won't have much time left to tour Bangkok. I searched on the internet for some places I could visit. I was deciding between taking the river cruise to visit the grand palace and temples or to go to Soi Ari but I decided to go to Soi Ari because I will go to the grand palace when my family comes while I have no other reasons to go to Soi Ari again..

Anway, Soi Ari is at an area out of the city of Bangkok, towards Chaktucak market. At about 430pm, I took the skytrain from Victory Monument to Ari. This is what I saw when I got there..

There was a small contemporary looking shopping mall with was an outdoor dining area + life music, very modern cafes and a supermarket. This place kinda reminds me of holland v. And it feels very homely too.

Then I crossed the road to the other side of Ari and started to explore. I didn't know where I should walk, wanted to venture new places and eventaully got out of the trail. I even reached Samsen railway train station, which is one stop after Bangkok's Hualampong railway station. This is the map of my big walk.. I probably took about 1.5hrs walking until I boarded the bus at about 620pm ( It was already very dark in Thailand..)

It's a pity the map is so smalll... I dunoe how to enlarge it:(

I did not manage to find my way back to Ari skytrain station but I found a bus stop and since it was getting dark, I took a bus back to victory monument. I was surprised to find a direct bus back to victory monument as I thought I was lost really far away.. (:

The bus journey which was quite direct..

Well, my journey didn't end here. Because I didn't shop today, I decided not to get off the bus at Victory Monument but at Pratunum. Then I went to Central World shopping centre and the night market nearby..