From the Pen to Chote Chitre or ?
May 27th, 2008, 10:53 AM
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From the Pen to Chote Chitre or ?
Hi All-
On Monday we will spend the day with Tong. SInce I know she is not a Chote Chitre fan, I thought I would take the teens for dinner after Tong drops us back at the Pen.
So, are they open for dinner?
Best way to get there from the Pen?
Are we perhaps better off not trying to navigate getting there at night and choosing another option. I have read good things about Kinaree and it looks pretty easy to find from the Skytrain Nana stop.
Three sleeps and we are on our way to LAX/Bangkok!
On Monday we will spend the day with Tong. SInce I know she is not a Chote Chitre fan, I thought I would take the teens for dinner after Tong drops us back at the Pen.
So, are they open for dinner?
Best way to get there from the Pen?
Are we perhaps better off not trying to navigate getting there at night and choosing another option. I have read good things about Kinaree and it looks pretty easy to find from the Skytrain Nana stop.
Three sleeps and we are on our way to LAX/Bangkok!
May 27th, 2008, 11:06 AM
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Chote Chitr is open for dinner. It is quite difficult to find. I don't know of anyone who has had a taxi driver find it. We get there by having a taxi drop us at a neaby wat and walking from there. There are some landmarks people use that will be diffiicult to see at night. If I were you and had never been there before, I'd choose to try to find it in daylight.
May 27th, 2008, 11:11 AM
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I found my directions to CC:
For those who want to try, here are our directions from Wat Suthat. As you exit Wat Suthat, you are facing the Giant Swing. Turn left, and walk down Bamrung Mueang to Tanao Road. This is not far, as you cross just one busy intersection before you come to Tanao Road. Turn right on Tanao Road and cross the street so you are walking on the south side of Tanao. Chote Chitr is on the first small street that branches off of Tanao. Elizabeth is right, the shoe/clothing store on the SW corner of Tanao and Phraeng Phuton is a great landmark. There is no street sign for Phraeng Phuton, but the tiny restaurant is just a few shops up this small side street. It pays to arrive before noon, as it fills up quickly and completely at at noon.
Other places you might like to try include Face (easy to get to via Skytrain) or if you want a funky place, consider Harmonique. Lots of people like Tongue Thai, though the food was rather bland when we ate there. Both Harmonique and Tongue Thai are located just across the river from the Pen, so you could walk from where the Pen boat drops you off.
For those who want to try, here are our directions from Wat Suthat. As you exit Wat Suthat, you are facing the Giant Swing. Turn left, and walk down Bamrung Mueang to Tanao Road. This is not far, as you cross just one busy intersection before you come to Tanao Road. Turn right on Tanao Road and cross the street so you are walking on the south side of Tanao. Chote Chitr is on the first small street that branches off of Tanao. Elizabeth is right, the shoe/clothing store on the SW corner of Tanao and Phraeng Phuton is a great landmark. There is no street sign for Phraeng Phuton, but the tiny restaurant is just a few shops up this small side street. It pays to arrive before noon, as it fills up quickly and completely at at noon.
Other places you might like to try include Face (easy to get to via Skytrain) or if you want a funky place, consider Harmonique. Lots of people like Tongue Thai, though the food was rather bland when we ate there. Both Harmonique and Tongue Thai are located just across the river from the Pen, so you could walk from where the Pen boat drops you off.
May 27th, 2008, 03:31 PM
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Thanks Kathy-
Have ourselves booked at Face and will go to either Harmonique or Tongue Thai on our first night in BKK (one is closed on Sundays, I have it written down. Chote Chitre may be too much of an adventure. I do have your directions and a hand-drawn map that someone previously posted. I will report back!
Have ourselves booked at Face and will go to either Harmonique or Tongue Thai on our first night in BKK (one is closed on Sundays, I have it written down. Chote Chitre may be too much of an adventure. I do have your directions and a hand-drawn map that someone previously posted. I will report back!
May 27th, 2008, 03:41 PM
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May 28th, 2008, 11:47 AM
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May 28th, 2008, 11:57 AM
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eks, I can't get your link to work.
I have to say that in all of my trips to Bangkok, I've not had a taxi driver who could read a map. I admit that I've tried a number of times, but it just seems more confusing. I don't know whether it is my sample of taxi drivers or if it's not a common skill among drivers.
I have to say that in all of my trips to Bangkok, I've not had a taxi driver who could read a map. I admit that I've tried a number of times, but it just seems more confusing. I don't know whether it is my sample of taxi drivers or if it's not a common skill among drivers.
May 28th, 2008, 03:03 PM
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Thanks all. Maybe I should just try and insist that Tong take us
Kathie- if you are still reading, I have another question but it is off topic (I am hijacking my own thread!). Unfortunately, I have reached the conclusion that I must travel with my laptop for this trip-- we are at the Pen, Anantara and FCC Angkor. I read another thread where you and some others, including Carol, have traveled with laptops. Any particular pre-cautions that you take -- do you use a laptop lock or have the hotels check the laptop in the hotel safe if it doesn't fit into the room safe (min won't). I have to admit, when I travel with my laptop on business, I am a little lax, usually hiding my computer bag under the dirty laundry! never had a problem, but I am interested in what others have done.
Kathie- if you are still reading, I have another question but it is off topic (I am hijacking my own thread!). Unfortunately, I have reached the conclusion that I must travel with my laptop for this trip-- we are at the Pen, Anantara and FCC Angkor. I read another thread where you and some others, including Carol, have traveled with laptops. Any particular pre-cautions that you take -- do you use a laptop lock or have the hotels check the laptop in the hotel safe if it doesn't fit into the room safe (min won't). I have to admit, when I travel with my laptop on business, I am a little lax, usually hiding my computer bag under the dirty laundry! never had a problem, but I am interested in what others have done.
May 28th, 2008, 03:24 PM
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Amy, I don't worry about the laptop that much. I often lock in in my suitcase. When I have a large safe in my room, I'll put it in there. I've never had a problem with anything being stolen from a hotel room.
Oh, I take that back, once we returned from an afternoon out and discovered that housekeeping had eaten half the box of some really fabulous chocolates. That was in a hotel in San Francisco. The chocolates were really wonderful - how could I blame them? LOL
Oh, I take that back, once we returned from an afternoon out and discovered that housekeeping had eaten half the box of some really fabulous chocolates. That was in a hotel in San Francisco. The chocolates were really wonderful - how could I blame them? LOL
