From Alor Star, you can reach Hat Yai City in approximately 2 hours by car-ride.
Once we reached the city, we checked in for rooms in V.L. Hotel, which is near to railway station.
The things here are very cheap. Many people buy things like crazy. I believe ladies would love this place, where you people can find inexpensive, yet beautiful clothes, shoes and handbags. Guys will like too. Inexpensive clothes and shoes are searchable in Hat Yai. Imagine you can buy a pair of leather shoes for 200 Baht, equivalent to RM20.
The looks of the city is more or less the same with ours in Malaysia. Our signboards have Malay words, but theirs Thai words instead. Honestly speaking, the traffics here are quite unpredictable, therefore have to be extra careful. And regarding banks, I saw that at almost every corner, there is one bank. And about the shops, in Malaysia one shop unit is one shop unit. Blurred? Okay I explain. I found out that in this city in every shop there are sub-shops. In the middle of the shop lots, there is pathway linking to every sub-shops. If you want to know better, better see that by yourself.
Besides that, Floating Market is a must-go-destinations, which only appear during Friday and Saturday. There are boats harbouring beside the river bank which are the "food stalls". Passing of money and food is by using a special stick (shown in video). There are free pottery available, shown in the video too, if you buy drink such as coconut, lychee, orange etc. Besides that, do not forget to look around for souvenirs at the entrance of this market.
Another thing is to go for Sky Buffet at 169 Baht (about RM17) per person. The restaurant is situated at 33th of Lee Garden Plaza. You cannot go up directly with lift (from ground floor to 10th floor, then change designated lifts to go to the top). The signature dishes are the Tom Yam Soup and Fish Maw Soup (鱼鳔汤). I show these in video too.While enjoying the food, you can view the whole city. If you want to find a good spot to view the city, please reach there at 12pm (Malaysia time or 11pm (Thailand time). At 12.30 pm (Malaysia), many people will start going in.
To conclude, still the main attraction is shopping..:D
Okay, let us watch or re-watch my Hat Yai video..:D
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In case those who don't know where is Alor Star. Alor Star is situated in Kedah State, which is located at northern region of Peninsular Malaysia.
Alor Star, Kedah
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