A Trip to Bangkok

I went to Bangkok for the past weekend. I was quite excited about the trip at the beginning. But after being trapped on a taxi for 2 hours, I felt less sure about the trip. Fortunately, the fine dinning and fine accommodation compensated my disappointments from the horrible traffics.

My main purpose for this trip was to get a dog free relaxing weekend. However, my hubby is so typical Hongky that we eventually visited a few popular sightseeing points such as 四面彿, Night Bazaar. But nothing’s exciting.

This trip to Bangkok confirmed my assumption that ‘international cities’ like Hong Kong, Bangkok, L.A. are pretty alike. I found Esprite, G2000, even Andy Lau (for Baleno) and many famous international brands in shopping malls in Bangkok. In one second, I thought I was in Hong Kong. So what’s the whole point traveling to another country when you can see them all in your home town?

I think the same feelings can be applied to tourists who visited Hong Kong for these years. Cities in mainland China looking more and more alike (sometimes even better than) Hong Kong in recent years. Tourists from mainland China were disappointed by what they’ve seen and what they’ve experienced because Hong Kong can not provide that Special Something.

But did we ever have that Special Something?? Is it the Peak? Ocean Park? Or did we reluctantly throw the Special Something away while we’re busy finding it?!