Sanam Luang Bangkok

My first impressions of Bangkok were that it was incredibly humid and extremely busy; our hotel was on Khao San road possibly the busiest road in Bangkok!! Trying to manoeuvre round people, mopeds, street vendors and cars was to say the least stressful whilst carrying a heavy rucksack.............and this was my hand luggage rucksack, oh yes I …

Making the most of the 'free' buffet we gorged ourselves at breakfast and after thirds or fourths headed our to attempt a lonely planet dictated walking tour. Predictably within a couple of minutes we lost the route but found some great spots to visit. First was a walk up the Golden Mount with views over the city, and some slightly awkward bell …

Jet lag gets the better of us and after breakfast in the hotel we have a nap and don't wake until 1pm! We scramble to get ready, as not to lose the entire day and take the sky train and then the ferry boat up the Chaophraya. We head to the Kho San Road area (although not all the way there) and have a lovely lunch in a busy, sweltering Vietnamese …

DAY 1 Simon: Having travelled for what felt like 24 hours by this point, we got off the train from the airport and proceeded to walk in the wrong direction for half and hour in the mid afternoon sun (hot). After retracing our steps for a further half an hour, we finally found a taxi willing to take us there. As we set off, the driver counted down …

... the embassy when you usually see at least one Kodak development place around every corner. Took a boat up the river and wandered around Sanam Luang park just next to the grand palace with a Thai family inviting me to join them in there picnic as they ...

... that I am getting a little better. It wasn't much farther until we were standing across from the Grand Palace in Sanam Luang. There was a kite festival going on. The sky was dotted in the colorful elaborate kites. The crowds of Thai locals ...

... Emerald Buddha, there is a vast open ground called Sanam Luang or Thung Phra Men. There may not be much going on, but Sanam Luang has some historical significance.  At the time when Bangkok was first established, the ground was a rice field and was ...

... wonders of Wat Pho. We had a look around all the temples and saw the laying down Buddha, After that we made our way to Sanam Luang which is a 45ft high standing gold Buddha. We decided to walk there but on the map it wasn't clear just where abouts it ...

... all the attractions were closed so we rode around in a tuk tuk for a while then went shopping. Finally we went to the Sanam Luang park for the fireworks in celebrations of the queen's birthday - it was a truly crazy carnival atmosphere. We're off ...

... borrow some baggy trousers from the office near the entrance. You enter the Grand Palace complex from the northern side which faces Sanam Luang. This is where they have kite flying competitions in the summer months. Last year they had the big political ...

... nbsp; If I wanted a pool I would have gone to Florida. I decided to walk through the city.  I walked by a Sanam Luang Park, went to the Watphrasriratanasasadaram Temple (say that 10 times fast), and bought a ticket to the Reclining Buddha.  ...

... far as Asian museums go.  After over an hour there I started to walk back to Kao San when I spotted a few stands in Sanam Luang (the Royal Ceremonial Park near the palace).  I wandered over to check it out and found out there was a televised ...

... every day for less than £1 and my stomach is loving it.  On the second day to myself, I had planned to walk  to Sanam Luang (the Kings Park), which is just down the road from Khao San, and then to the Grand Palace but I was too hungover from ...

... Planet and just added little detours to see the other nearby sights that interested me.  First on the list was the Sanam Luang park. Used for a variety of purposes throughout its history including a demo rice paddy and polo ground. Apparently at the ...