Siam Paragon in Bangkok: A Day in Photos at the Mall

[TotallyOz]

One of the things to do in the daytime in Bangkok is to go to the mall. There are several malls to go to but we always enjoy our time in Siam Paragon.

Siam Paragon is HUGE! All size queens should love this mall. It has just about everything you could possible want.

In Thailand, when kids in high school get out of school, many head to the malls. Also, this mall is right next to several Universities and several go there to study, meet friends and just hang out in a cool place.

First, in order to get to the mall you can take public transportation or taxis. There are good things and bad things about both. For the Skytrain, it is very easy to get around anywhere that there is a skyway stop. Signs are in English and easy to read and understand. Once you buy you ticket once, you will find it a breeze the rest of the time.

When you take a taxi in Bangkok during the day, be prepared for traffic. It is a true PITA to get around the city at times but that also depends on where you travel and if you know the times of the day the main traffic hits.

Of course, you can always take a motorcycle taxi which is always ready to get you there faster and get out in front of the traffic.

Even the animals are often excited to get to the mall.

Once at Siam Paragon, you have many choices of things to do. There is a massive food court.

I love the giant aquariums that you can beside.

There are tons of great stores.

There are places to view and buy luxury cars.

There is a great bookstore that has English books but also every other language.

There is a massive IMax Movie Theater with seats that are amazing and that have regular theaters and VIP theaters as well as IMax.

Always you can find something for HitoallUSA as his BF is everywhere!

Naturally, there is also just people watching.

[Lucky]

So they have a white kitchen and a single Chinese book for sale. That's one interpretation! But I love Siam and I love Siam Paragon. There are some other neat malls in the same area, Central Plaza and MBK are both huge. I get quite confused in MBK, both getting lost and wondering what all of those electronic gadgets are for.

My big question is who has the money to keep these malls operating? It must cost a fortune, and Oz cannot do it alone.

[axiom2001]

Oz, thanks for this post. I think I went to this mall a few months after it had opened and was surprised by its initial ambience, its architecture and design, and all the offerings. It even has one or two or more supermarkets. I truly enjoyed going into this one and just browsing and noting how the merchandise/food stuffs, etc...were displayed!!!

[TotallyOz]

MBK in Bangkok: A Day in Photos

For those that need a cell phone repair or a new phone, the place to go in Pattaya is Tuk Com but the place to go in Bangkok is MBK. They have a massive section for cell phone sales, repair, etc. However, every time we tried to take out our cameras, we were asked to put them away. LOL I guess they didn't want photos of all the knock offs?

MBK is also a mall with a ton of stores and places to eat. It also has a movie theater.

MBK is often the place where my boys say they want to shop when they have some money to spend on clothes.

Siam Paragon is for high end shoppers and I can't afford most of the stores there but I love the food court. However, MBK is much more affordable and many Thai's love shopping there.

I like the movie theater there and have seen my fair share of movies at MBK.

I don't like their food court as much as most other malls in this area but the boys like it as it has a lot of Thai food.

All in all, MBK is a fun experience if you have not been there.

[Guest FourAces]

You can tell from the photos the first mall you posted does seem a bit more upscale than the second. That being said I am wondering in the first mall you have two photos looking down by the escalators ... and what appears to be people swimming, am I correct there is a pool inside?

In any event thanks so much for sharing Banbkok outside the bedroom so to speak I really enjoy these photos and you're not a half bad photographer

[TotallyOz]

There is no swimming pool there but there is an amazing gym and the photo you see with the blue is actually Siam Ocean World Aquarium area: http://www.siamoceanworld.co.th/.

[Theolover]

Great info Thanks for posting