Asiatique The Riverfront, Bangkok, Thailand

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Who isn’t familiar with Asiatique Riverfront? A famous area in the city of Bangkok, Thailand. Certainly, for anyone who is visiting the city of Bangkok will not miss the opportunity to have fun in that place. This place is one of the prides of the city of Bangkok, famous for the biggest Ferris wheel in the city of Bangkok, this has become an icon in this place.

Asiatique riverfront, formerly a harbor warehouse in Bangkok, because it is located right facing the Chao Praya river, the largest and longest river in the city of Bangkok, this river is one of the landmarks of the city of Bangkok. Asiatique is a tourist spot that makes me tempted to come to this city for the first time, because in my city, there is no big Ferris wheel like the one in Asiatique.

In 2014, it was my first opportunity to come to Asiatique for the first time, I came with my friends who are both from the city of Medan for a vacation in this white elephant country. At that time, I was very happy to be in Asiatique, I came at the right time, in the afternoon when the sun was about to set. At that time, I remember very well, trying some of the street food here, I liked one of them, but I don't remember the name of the food. I tried to come again and look for the street food, but it turned out that Asiatique was different from 10 years ago.

Asiatique is a public space that is cheap to reach by using the MRT, Bus or other public transportation, this place is free for everyone. One of the uniqueness of Asiatique is that it has an open market where many tenants sell various souvenirs, food, fashion and entertainment. If you want to buy souvenirs to take home, I recommend buying them here, because the prices are cheap and varied. You can buy various key chains, fruit/flower shaped soaps, cigarette ashtrays, wooden miniatures and many more. This place is very wide to find the needs you want, there are hundreds of tenants who are ready to serve.

Apart from souvenir and fashion shops, you can go to areas where you can find lots of street food. Various Thai specialties and snacks are sold here, there are also various seafood dishes that are delicious. I also bought various foods that I had never eaten before. Asiatique spoils visitors to spend money and shop for whatever is here.

After being full for dinner, I took a walk around Asiatique, I saw many people lining up to get on a very large and luxurious cruise ship. I saw the ship being used as a restaurant for dining and providing various drinks and seafood, typical of Thailand, of course. I saw lots of tourists who took the time to eat on the ship, feeling the sensation of a luxurious dinner on the Chao Praya River.

After seeing the crowds on the riverbank, I walked towards the merry go round which is in the corner of Asiatique, this carousel is near the parking lot and a little hard to find, but you can try the merry go round to reminisce about my childhood. This merry-go-round is small and with 2 floors, you can try to climb it. I just tried to take pictures on the merry go round because I didn't have the money to ride it, the price for this ride was a bit pricey. However, who doesn't like carousels, right? Try it once if you have the money.

What I like at Asiatique is the atmosphere is so different, maybe the wind blowing by the river is different, it feels cooler and fresher. Coupled with various dim and bright lights, it makes us feel like we are in an amusement park like in a Korean drama or a fairy tale. Enough to impress me once again at Asiatique, spending the night in the beautiful corner of Bangkok. Filling my vacation with various interesting activities that I have never tried before.

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See you the next time hive friends!

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