Bangkok is the
Orient's most cosmopolitan city and has attractions to stimulate even the
most jaded travellers. Created the Thai capital in 1782 by the first monach
of the present Chakri dynasty, Bangkok is a nation treasure house and Thailand's
spiritual, cultural, political, commercial, educational and diplomatic centre.
Approximately one of ever ten Thais is Bangkokian.
Major tourism attractions include glittering Buddhist temples, palaces, floating markets, timeless 'venice of the East' canal scenes, classical dance extravaganzas, an almost legendary nightlife, and numerous airconditioned shopping centres selling Thai silks, cottons, gemstones, bronze and pewterware, and many, many more of the world's mos admired handicrafts.
Bangkok's recreational, cultural and medical facilities are excellen and innumerable hotels, from the truly opulent to the spartan, house millions of Thai and foreign visitors each year.
Boxing stadiums, race and golf courses, tennis and squash courts, sumptuous nightclubs and restaurants, skating rinks, concert hall, teahouses, amusement parks, museums, theatres, art galleries, cocktail lounges, bars, discotheques, massage parlour, zoological gardens and cinemas perpetually attract pleasure seekers , while, away from modern Bangkok's hustle and bustle, older, slower rhythms prevail.
Visitors who explore back lanes in the city's riverside sections will come across the memorably unexpected garlanded spirit shrines, palmists and astrologers quietly conferring with clientele, women poling lotus-filled sampans through narrow waterways, somnolent temple courtyards where only tinkling windbells disturb the air, and innumerable other sights as timeless as the lovely evening view when the sun's dying rays burnish the riverside Grand Palaces's gilded spires.
Even though Bangkok is no more Thailand than Paris is France, or London is England, the Thai capital provides a scintillating introduction to this exotic 'Land of Smiles'.
Visitor of all ages can spend at least 7 happy days sampling her varied charms.
Major tourism attractions include glittering Buddhist temples, palaces, floating markets, timeless 'venice of the East' canal scenes, classical dance extravaganzas, an almost legendary nightlife, and numerous airconditioned shopping centres selling Thai silks, cottons, gemstones, bronze and pewterware, and many, many more of the world's mos admired handicrafts.
Bangkok's recreational, cultural and medical facilities are excellen and innumerable hotels, from the truly opulent to the spartan, house millions of Thai and foreign visitors each year.
Boxing stadiums, race and golf courses, tennis and squash courts, sumptuous nightclubs and restaurants, skating rinks, concert hall, teahouses, amusement parks, museums, theatres, art galleries, cocktail lounges, bars, discotheques, massage parlour, zoological gardens and cinemas perpetually attract pleasure seekers , while, away from modern Bangkok's hustle and bustle, older, slower rhythms prevail.
Visitors who explore back lanes in the city's riverside sections will come across the memorably unexpected garlanded spirit shrines, palmists and astrologers quietly conferring with clientele, women poling lotus-filled sampans through narrow waterways, somnolent temple courtyards where only tinkling windbells disturb the air, and innumerable other sights as timeless as the lovely evening view when the sun's dying rays burnish the riverside Grand Palaces's gilded spires.
Even though Bangkok is no more Thailand than Paris is France, or London is England, the Thai capital provides a scintillating introduction to this exotic 'Land of Smiles'.
Visitor of all ages can spend at least 7 happy days sampling her varied charms.
BANGKOK LINKS
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Don Muang Airport
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Bus&Train Schedules
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