Things to See and Do in Bangkok

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Recommended Attractions in Bangkok

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  • Nov 5, 2005: ... early and took in a day of classes at the Baipai Thai cooking school. It was a magnificent day of hands on learning, which ...
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  • Oct 24, 2009: Dahra Beauty & Spa Bangkok Grand Palace Bangkok TICK Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) Bangkok TICK Temple of the ...
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  • Dec 28, 2008: ... lying Budha which is situtated a short stroll away from the Grand Palace (see attached picture).  The budha is huge and ...
  • Mar 12, 2005: ... It wasn't much farther until we were standing across from the Grand Palace in Sanam Luang. There was a kite festival going on ...
  • Mar 23, 2009: ... /Cambodia) that we've only had chance to visit the Grand Palace. Outside you'll encounter the same old scams ...
  • Dec 1, 2005: ... that's half the fun! We went to the Grand Palace and adjoining royal temple in Bangkok which was amazing and even made the ...
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  • Mar 12, 2007: ... places like the Royal Palace and the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, the interesting traditional Thai architecture of the ...
  • May 26, 2008: Wat Pho, The Temple of the Reclining BuddhaThe temple is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai Massage.& ...
  • Nov 1, 2003: ... that can be found in the city. Then it was the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, all 40 metres of her. Wonderful stuff but now ...
  • Sep 25, 2003: ... We also went to Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), the oldest temple in Bangkok, which also contains a massage ...
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  • Jan 2, 2005: ... glamor in my life so I took a taxi to the Jim Thompson House. Check out the website www.jimthompsonhouse.com for some great ...
  • Mar 12, 2007: ... , the interesting traditional Thai architecture of the Jim Thompson House, the visual feast at the sprawling Chatachuk Market ...
  • Jun 19, 2009: ... a bus to get closer, but then I noticed I was near the Jim Thompson house, and decided to check that out while I was there. ...
  • Apr 2, 2006: ... ' news. At 4.45pm Shula thought we should head for Jim Thompson's house, the museum (his former house) to the American who ...
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  • Mar 23, 2009: ... We also saw Wat Arun, also known as the temple of the dawn, and a temple containing a solid gold Buddha.  That night we ...
  • Nov 28, 2007: ... (who we met on our wonderful bus journey) to see the temple of the dawn and take high tea at the Oriental Hotel, the oldest ...
  • Feb 7, 2005: ... Palace were simply incredible. We also visited the Temple of the Dawn, and several other famous places but there was ...
  • Jul 12, 2005: I'd been really wanting to see this Temple. We'd seen it from the boat and it looked quite spectacular. We eventually got ...
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  • Feb 9, 2009: ... - für den nächsten Tag einen Kochkurs in der Silom Thai Cooking School gebucht. Wir wollten uns die Schule vorher ansehen, ...
  • Jan 3, 2009: ... till i had to make my way back to the airport. SILOM Thai Cooking School  was fun but the running water broke so we ...
  • Nov 29, 2008: ... paikan ja otin vetajaan yhteytta. Kokkikoulun nimi on Silom thai cooking school ja se toimii nimensa mukaisesti Bangkokin ...
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  • Jan 30, 2008: ... refreshing. After suitable recharging we headed off to Suan Lum Night Bazaar. It's a huge sprawling night market that has ...
  • Nov 18, 2004: ... cannot. We used it a few times to reach the Suan Lum Night Bazaar, another Bangkok addition. Suan Lum is similar to Jatujak ...
  • Apr 24, 2008: ... coffee hangouts including Starbucks and Au Bon Pain. Suan Lum Night Bazaar - A mixture of poshly dressed, fresh-from- ...
  • Dec 29, 2008: ... emergency exit seats, before heading out to the Suan Lum Night Bazaar. This proved much more productive than our previous ...
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  • Mar 12, 2005: ... at the city. We made our way down to the water taxi on the Chao Phraya River. Mae Nam Chao Phraya Water Taxi is the way that ...
  • Jul 28, 2008: ... pickings. Following breakfast we made our way over to the Chao Phraya River (or something like that) for a ferry ride up to ...
  • Jun 2, 2004: ... heading out to the nearby park for a walk down the Chao Phraya River. It is such a perfect place to relax which sounds insane ...
  • Dec 29, 2007: ... of the way, on the south side of town, west of the Chao Phraya River.   No complaints though, since Frank got us a free ...
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  • Oct 31, 2005: ... taste. Our final destination for the day is to visit the Chatuchak market. With over 8000 stalls it is possibly one of the ...
  • Jul 24, 2005: ... to england. my brother, john, came to bangkok for work. we went out to chatuchak market to check out all the stuff. never ...
  • Sep 9, 2006: ... After a long day navigating the endless stalls at the Chatuchak Market, I am looking forward to a night out in the ...
  • Nov 23, 2005: ... , comparing the prices as we're going to go to the Chatuchak Market on Saturday to do some serious shopping. Dinner was some ...
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  • Feb 11, 2007: ... up there, but we did get to take a drink at the Sky Bar. Cocktails at 200m - nice. Pretty expensive though - prices roughly ...
  • Mar 23, 2009: I spent the weekend in Bangkok, Thailand.  Thanks to my mom and dad, I got to stay at a really nice hotel- The Westin!& ...
  • Oct 1, 2008: ... a huge skyscraper topped with a golden dome that houses the Sky Bar.  Actually, you may recall a previous attempt to go ...
  • Jan 21, 2007: ... gracious and buying us a lovely dinner. We then went to the Sky Bar on top of a 46 story skyscraper, all open to the stars ...
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  • Apr 27, 2005: ... used for ceremonies. The focal point is Wat Phra Kaew, the temple of the Emerald Buddha. This Buddha is less than 20" tall ...
  • Oct 30, 2004: ... at 9am. Disappointing as not that impressive. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha was v. impressive, extremely ornate with lots ...
  • Mar 13, 2005: ... when you enter is Wat Phra Kaew. Wat Phra Kaew, The temple of the Emerald Buddha is Thai architecture at its best. It is so ...
  • Sep 25, 2003: ... to was the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), the sometimes residence of the Thai king and royal ...
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  • May 17, 2006: ... You can also get off a couple of stops earlier at The Mall, Bangkapi if you ask someone to tell you where that is and ...
  • Sep 21, 2007: ... I am now using it. I go to Fitness First in the Mall Bangkapi most days and am feeling fitter and stronger. :-) My Thai ...
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  • Jan 2, 2007: ... a day learning how to cook Thai recipes at the Blue Elephant Cooking School. The course included a morning visit to a local ...
  • Oct 28, 2006: ... Tonight the group gathers at 7:00pm to eat at the Blue Elephant Cooking School. This is my birthday gift from the group, and ...
  • Nov 19, 2008: ...   Yesterday, we took our class at the Blue Elephant Cooking School, which is also a well-known restaurant. In the ...
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  • Mar 12, 2005: ... trek out in search of the Lucky Buddha. First we climb the golden mount. On the way up we see a happy Buddha rotund from his ...
  • Sep 25, 2004: ... I'm getting very good at), and he took me to the Golden Mount (big manmade hill). I wandered up- not too impressed by the ...
  • Aug 20, 2006: ... crammed with as many bargain hunters as bargains I headed towards the Golden Mount or Wat Saket from where you can get an ...
  • Nov 17, 2006: ... why you'd want to...but you can. We walked to the Golden Mount, a large stupa on top of the remnants of a failed stupa, ...
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  • Feb 14, 2009: ... and 100 Baht (just under 2 quid) for a drink... expensive in Thailand but we decided it was fine seeing as we didn't have to ...
  • Mar 17, 2004: ... did learn that anti-venom (which is developed at this Snake Farm) is a horse blood derivitive. Eeeewwww...And horses are bred ...
  • Aug 22, 2003: ... nothing seems to hurt them. We're going to go to a snake farm this afternoon, where they produce the anti-venom for local ...
  • Sep 24, 2005: ... After a beautifully smooth flight from Siem Reap we arrived in Bangkok, Thailand. This would be, in some way, the last stop ...
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  • Mar 12, 2005: ... It is not easy. While trying to get to the National Museum in Bangkok we were intercepted by a very nice tout. He pulled ...
  • Dec 1, 2005: ... but then again it's not the Vatican! We also visited the National Museum which was good to give more of an understanding on ...
  • Nov 22, 2007: ... cultural places like the Grand Palace, The National Museum, and the floating market of Damnoen Saduak... which turned out to ...
  • Apr 24, 2004: ... on foot to explore some of the nearby tourist sights. The National Museum was the closest stop, so we spent an hour or two ...
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  • May 25, 2006: ... is full of skyscrapers and shopping malls particularly the Siam Paragon; Asia's biggest shopping mall complete with Siam ...
  • May 17, 2006: ... to cross the foot bridge over another Rd), just after you pass Siam Paragon shopping centre, you will come to Wat (temple) ...
  • Apr 3, 2006: ... ultra modern shopping mall. It was called Siam Paragon, they call it the pride of Bangkok. We couldn't believe the high end ...
  • Dec 22, 2006: ... weeks.  I took him to my favorite food court at Siam Paragon Mall where they have hundreds of things to choose from all ...