Have Perut Will Travel...: BANGKOK Day 3 │ Platinum Fashion Mall • Pratunam Market!

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Monday, 17 March 2025

BANGKOK Day 3 │ Platinum Fashion Mall • Pratunam Market!

Prathunam!

I woke up at half past six and continued work on our video for the next few hours. I let Cat have her beauty sleep and hit the showers at half past nine.

An hour later we went down to the lobby and were in town to catch the 10:00am shuttle to Gateway Ekkamai. Five minutes later we arrived and made our way up to the Ekkamai BTS station.

We then caught a train headed to Khu Khot. We disembarked eight stops later at Rachathewi and then walked the kilometre or so to Platinum Fashion Mall.

Here we walked across the footbridge to the other side of Phetchaburi Road then got down to the surface level and exited. We eventually ended up at the beauty mall and after asking around made our way up to the third floor. After strolling a short distance we found what we were looking for: a nail salon! We spent an hour or so as I had a pedicure while Cat did her nails for a total of THB1,480 (approximately USD44/EUR40/MYR196).

By the time we were done it was lunchtime so we headed back to the fashion mall and up to the fifth floor where Platinum Food Floor was located.

The place was filled to the brim, and we were fortunate to find an empty table. I went to get a cash card with a prepaid value of THB500 (approximately USD15/EUR14/MYR66).

I then got a Tom Yam Kung with Rice and Omelette for THB110 (approximately USD3/EUR3/MYR15). Then it was Cat's turn to get her Crispy Pork with Rice and Soup for THB85 (approximately USD2/EUR2/MYR11). A round of drinks came to THB134 (approximately USD4/EUR4/MYR18) and the icing on the cake was Cat's Mango Sticky Rice for THB100 (approximately USD3/EUR3/MYR13).

After lunch we continued browsing and in that time Cat got three pairs of 3-quarter pants for THB200 each (approximately USD6/EUR6/MYR26).

Done with the fashion mall we walked next door to the beauty mall and was immediately drawn to the scent of Lemongrass emanating from the Herb Care store. We went a little nuts and got various products with the Lemongrass scent for a grand total of THB2,150 (approximately USD64/EUR59/MYR284).

Cat then walked into the Eve And Boy store and got several toiletry items for THB285 (approximately USD8/EUR8/MYR38). Then from Roaa Beauty Cat got two bottles of medicated balm for THB95 (approximately USD3/EUR3/MYR13). We then asked for directions to Pratunam Market, and after navigating back across to the fashion mall then down to Soi Petchaburi we finally made our way to the sprawling Prathunam market area.

We spent some time browsing and Cat got a couple of blouses for THB300 (approximately USD9/EUR8/MYR40). Done with the whole Prathunam shopping experience we walked the kilometre or so back to the Rachathewi BTS station. Eight stops and twenty minutes later we were back at the Ekkamai BTS station.

We disembarked then got down to the first floor where we got several packets of cut fruit from the same stall as yesterday for THB125 (approximately USD4/EUR3/MYR17).

We caught another shuttle ride and were back at Tierra Residences by 4:20pm. We walked to the front desk and asked for our unit to be cleaned, as well as for a change of bedsheets and pillowcases, which cost us THB500 (approximately USD15/EUR14/MYR66)

Stay tuned as we take a train north to visit the capital of the Kingdom of Siam!