BANGKOK MARKET VLOG: ASIATIQUE RIVER FRONT ADVENTURE!

2023-08-30 · YouTube · Salah and Chantal · 21 min

Chantal and Salah visit Asiatique The Riverfront in Bangkok, touring the market, riverfront, halal food area and prayer rooms, riding attractions (including the skywheel), shopping, and trying street foods such as Thai tea, mango sticky rice and candy-coated strawberries while a passing monsoon shower leads them to wait out the rain before continuing their evening market exploration.

Video guide

  1. 0:00 — Intro & heading to Asiatique
  2. 1:14 — Travel logistics (tuk-tuk, Bolt, pier)
  3. 3:29 — Arriving at Asiatique & overview
  4. 2:17 — Market walkthrough and street food overview
  5. 9:56 — Halal food area and prayer rooms
  6. 10:35 — Monsoon rain and waiting it out
  7. 12:16 — Shopping, souvenirs and small purchases
  8. 14:30 — Trying candy-coated strawberries
  9. 13:06 — Riverfront views, ferries and attraction notes
  10. 3:40 — Skywheel, attractions and wrap-up
  11. 20:49 — Closing and channel links

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Person — Chantal: Appears and speaks throughout the video; primary participant in the market and food scenes.
  • Person — Salah: Appears and speaks alongside Chantal; participates in tours and comments (e.g., prayer-room demonstration).
  • Place — Asiatique The Riverfront: Night-market/entertainment complex on the Chao Phraya river where the vlog takes place.
  • Food — 7-Eleven (Thai tea): Chantal mentions wanting to try the Thai tea sold at 7-Eleven.
  • Food — mango sticky rice: Popular Thai dessert shown/mentioned and planned to be tried later in the video.
  • Food — candy-coated strawberries: Street snack the couple buys and tastes on camera; described as similar to a candy apple.
  • Food — insects: Mentioned as an available market snack; discussed as being haram for Muslims and not something the speaker would try.
  • Place — Chao Phraya River: The river that Asiatique overlooks and where ferries operate; referenced when describing river tours and views.
  • Organization — halal food centre: Designated market area offering halal street food and prayer rooms; the vlog visits and eats there.

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