Bangkok Trip Day 2: Shopping @ Terminal 21

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Do you know that now you can actually travel the world in downtown Bangkok itself? Terminal 21 is a travel theme retail mall with each floor being dedicated to a city. Even the bathrooms go along with the theme.Terminal 21 links BTS Skytrain and Bangkok Metro with skywalk, at Asok Station and Sukhumvit Station making it a very convenient destination.

It is divided into 9 stories and 9 cities:

LG Floor – Caribbean,
G Floor – Rome,
M Floor – Paris,
1st Floor – Tokyo,
2nd Floor – London,
3rd Floor – Istanbul,
4th Floor – San Francisco (City)
5th Floor – San Francisco (Pier)
6th Floor – Hollywood

Remember to grab a passport book (mall directory) from the information counter, or else it is very easy to lost your way amidst the maze of shops and stalls. There’s also free wifi services available, just ask for the wifi passport from the information counter.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

The basement is eserved for supermarket of Gourmet Market and quick service restaurants such as these dessert stores.

Taokaenoi Land, the seaweed heaven is featuring more than 50 varieties of their signature crispy seaweed. Great place to slurge on some tidbits.

Caribbean theme bathrooms.

Tokyo Floor

Tokyo Floor

London Floor

The San Francisco floor (pier) is reserved for international restaurants and food court called Pier21. It is decorated with seaports and fisherman village.

Pier 21 is a very clean, spacious foodcourt that offers a great variety of good food/ drinks at very cheap prices.

First exchange cash for a stored value card which is then used to pay for food. Then choose your food, show them the card and the value stored inside the card will be deducted accordingly.

At Pier 21, there is a great range of clean, cheap and delicious Thai and international food with enough options to keep everyone happy. The best part is the pricing – from 25-50 baht only.