I love malls. Airconned plus exquisite Thai's butts as round as fresh apples cruising through walkways oblivious to Old-Men-Lurking.
Oops ... sorry, that would be me doing the cruising. Pathetic.
That's my favourite fragrance, too. It has a distinct smell of oranges.My beloved bottle of 'Terre D'Hermes'
But it gets wasted in Thailand. It soon gets washed off with all the showers I take.
I spend a lot of time wandering around Siam Paragon and often eat in the restaurants downstairs. After dinner I head to the gourmet market and enjoy the various small samples off sweet food.
Over recent years a number of Japanese dessert cafes have opened up downstairs on the "canal", offering incredible Western-style desserts with a Japanese touch.
The new mail is a bit out of the way, but it's tempting. I'm wondering if it offers something Siam Paragon doesn't.
Do you remember the packaging of your Hermes? Some are sold at Central, but I know Hermes has exclusive scents they only sell at their shops, friend of mine uses it, he is quite proud of the fact that plebeians can't just walk to any department store and buy it.
Is it this by any chance:
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I had a pleasant trip to IconSiam late yesterday afternoon, took the free shuttle boat from Saphan Thaksin, five minutes of waiting under the tarpaulin on an extremely hot day, five minutes to board, and five minutes gentle ride on the ChaoPraya, and we were promptly deposited on the other bank of the River.
Quite an imposing and aesthetically pleasant structure, of mostly glass facades.
Of note are the Maserati, Porche, and Rolls Royce machines. Of course there is the Hermes store and to die for Dolce and Gabbana cocktail dresses in the latest fashion. On the ground floor there is the floating market.
The Darjeeling tea and chocolate tart served at NaRaYa was all that I needed to sustain my energy for the next few hours at the mall. The tea service was presented on china and gold plated cutlery including the tea leaves strainer. I almost felt like the duchess of Glenconner.
And at sunset the splendid musical fountain with synchronised light displays enthralled the milling crowd.
Leaving the place after dinner was a breeze all the way to Sathorn pier,as the crowd was smaller than during the day.
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Thanks for the pics, Bangkok as far as the bars are concerned has become quite a bore, this new mall might be a reason to make the trip from Pattaya if only for a day.
"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"
Hahaha, Nonthaburi is not even the same province as the mall is in. Thirty years in Bangkok and you don't even know where the new mall is, which, as you said is very popular among your friends' boyfriends and therefore much talked about? Surely you would have seen the glossy pull-out supplements in the local newspapers, the ad nauseam ads on TV, the talk show reviews (many in English)?