About 10 minutes walk from Asoke BTS station is Benjakriti Park, a really nice place to spend an afternoon. The walk from the station is a fine with a stroller. (Thai sidewalks are the worst! Uneven, broken, narrow, no ramps for driveways etc…)
We arrived around 3pm on a Saturday and it was dead. Probably 20 people in this huge park. The landscape is dominated by a gigantic pond, surrounded by trees. You can rent boats for 40 baht ($1.33) per half hour. We did and had fun cruising around a bit…well under the 30 minute time limit. Bikes for about the same price were also available.
We came across one playground that was really falling apart. So annoying as you could eat off the ground it’s so clean and the landscaping is gorgeous. We found another very nice playground further on. But I still don’t understand the falling apart one…it’s like our playground at Benjasiri Park…a total mess.
In summary, do visit Benjakriti Park for a quiet, relaxing break from this urban jungle I now call home.
Pshew! I finally caught up. You guys live a whirlwind. Sooooo good to “talk” to you tonight and good to see how things are turning out. more soon ok?
btw…LOVE the hair!