It was past 1pm on a Tuesday - I guessed the weekend rush would be over. I'd read there was a lot of parking, which there was, but when we got there, I took the last spot in the very ample car park - that should have been a warning. Feeling pleased with my self for parking, we headed towards the coffee shop.
First thoughts, very white and new, but a very 'plastic/false' feeling about the place, A lot of photo opportunities about the place, where people could go to take their selfies - it was easy to understand the popularity with Thais. In fact Mrs BB kept stopping to pose at various features, and I dutifully clicked away on the camera.
As soon as we got to the shop buildings - 2 prefabricated buildings, it became immediately apparent that it would be necessary to queue sometime for a coffee. I may be British, but I don't queue for coffee, so I just walked away, had a wander down to the lake and departed my much coveted parking space that people were queuing to fill. I drove to the opposite side of the lake and enjoyed a coffee in a place called Remember (do you think there may be a theme going on here?), with a better view of the lake.
The Memory House place is what it is. A magnet for selfie clicking Thais. However, it is tastefully done, with paths, raised walkways and stepping stones to the various selfie points. It was also very clean. I can definitely see the attraction for visiting Bangkokians. I probably won't go again, but if somebody gets the chance, and it's not too busy, I guess it might be a nice experience. It's certainly a little gold mine at the moment, assuming the other visitors were not like this one, and actually queued for their coffee.
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