Hatyai Day 3

Our last day in Hatyai.

Before checking out to head to airport and back to reality, we had our breakfast at Ching Jie Restaurant. Famous with its stewed pork and roasted pork. It is really delicious and worth the try.

This cost THB270 for one pax each type.

There it is. End of our short escape to Hatyai :)

Hatyai Day 2

Day 2. We start our day at the famous dim sum & bakuteh shop, Chok Dee Restaurant.

Bakuteh meal for one person. Yums~

4 baskets of dim sum. The dim sum size is smaller than what we had in Malaysia.

And a glass of Thailand Ice Tea. Yums! Total cost for all above is THB200!

After our breakfast, we proceed for shopping in Kim Yong Market.

What is the bargain here? Of course, Zebra products.

And also nuts and dried berries. I bought a lot of cashew nuts, cranberries and raisins home! :)

We then head for lunch at Kan Eng restaurant.

We ordered seafood tom yam and asparagus. Yums! Total cost for this is THB335.

After our lunch, we proceed with our half day tour booked from Red Planet Hotel tour desk.

The tour which bring us to Municipal Park with 3 temple stops and also to floating market cost THB1200 for 2 pax. Expensive huh?

We spend less than half an hour at the floating market.

The size of the floating market is very small and the weather is too scorching hot.

Nothing interesting for us.

Not knowing where to head for dinner, we simply walk in Mr. Steak as we saw a lot of locals inside this shop. It is a localized western foods restaurant.

I'd ordered Grilled Pork chop.

And hubby ordered Grilled Salmon. Total cost is only THB228.

Haha! But of course the taste of the foods was not tempting.

We called it a day after walking too much!

Hat Yai Day 1

Although we landed at Hat Yai on 12.30pm, after the immigration process, getting lost of where to get the minivan to hotel etc., we arrived hotel at almost 2pm. Starving!~ 

Before I proceed, let me share some information with you. To board the minivan to Hat Yai City Center from airport, once you step out from the airport door, immediately turn to your left side. A small counter located on the end of the left side, and you can purchase the minivan ticket which cost THB10 per person. 

We thought of having chicken rice at Mui Kee Hainanese Restaurant. When we approach the tuk tuk, he told us that the restaurant already close as it is already 2pm. So he introduced us to a restaurant, claiming local people will have the chicken rice here. I'm too hungry, thus not bother to take note of the restaurant name. However, it was located opposite Ching Jie Restaurant which I will introduce later.

We ordered roast pork.

Steamed chicken.

And they introduce us a bowl of meatball soup. This soup was really disappointing.

Overall this meal cost us THB380, which shock us as for us, we can get cheaper in Malaysia.

While the taste doesn't satisfy our tastebud at all.

The only add point was the owner was friendly.

After our meal, he helps to call up a tuk tuk for us and told us that the charges is THB20 each for around city. Deng~ we were con earlier from our hotel to here, as the tuk tuk driver charge us THB30 each.

And on our second tuk tuk ride, we notice that there should be this price list on the tuk tuk.

I saw it in people's blog, but due to the blog was in 2013, i thought price had increased from THB20 to THB30. Apparently, no, it does not change yet although it is already 2016.

After our lunch, we walk around the city and about 5pm, we stop a tuk tuk to bring us to Asean Trade Market. Tuk tuk cost THB100 for 2.

Asean Trade Market was disappointing too. Nothing interesting there.

We then walk to Central Festival Mall. We walk the wrong path and we walk so long!

Finally we found the mall. And we decided to have our dinner here. After scooting around, we found that the foods in the mall was expensive! So we end up in food court for some Thai foods.

Luckily the Pad Thai (THB60) does not disappoint us.

Braised Pork Rice THB70. So-so.

Clean and spacious food court located at the top of the mall which enable us to have some night view.

From Central Festival, we took a tuk tuk (THB20 each) to Greenway Night Market.

Yet another disappointment as we did not manage to get anything here.

Since we are so tired of walking, we just call it a day.

3D 2N Hat Yai, Thailand

I don't do impromptu trip, especially when it is out of Malaysia border.
However, recently feeling bored with life; as it was too routine - work, home, work, home. I need a life!
Luckily hubby being supportive this time, allowing me for a shopping and makan trip to Hat Yai! Yeah~   :)
I'd immediately buy air ticket and book the hotel. We fly with Air Asia (when did we not?); all in (luggage & pick a seat) cost us RM412 (for 2 pax). While for accommodation, we opt for Red Planet Hotel (formerly known as Tune Hotel) which cost us RM193 for 2 night.

Day 1: Chicken Rice --> Asean Trade Night Market, Green Way Night Market, Central Festival Mall.

Day 2: Chok Dee Dim Sum --> Kim Yong Market --> Kan Eng Restaurant --> The Municipal Park --> Floating Market --> Lee Garden --> Mr. Steak

Day 3: Ching Jie Restaurant --> Last minute shopping @ Kim Yong Market --> Bye Hatyai.

Will go through in details some day! :)