| | The National Museum offers a number of historic treasures and puts them in a chronological context. You are taken through the tribulations and triumphs of the Thai kingdom, first in story form and then through artifacts. 9:30 am every day a free English tour is offered. The grounds also contain a traditional Thai house and numerous halls filled with textile and functional art, as well as... |
| Finally, the Golden Dome is possibly the most famoustemple in Bangkok. Located atop a hill, it gives you amagnificent view of the green tops of the city, as well as thecascading colorful tiled rooves of nearby temples. It takes about10 minutes to hike to the top, but it’s well worth it. |
| The most famous attraction – and with good reason – is the RoyalPalace. This huge estate looks more like a temple than amonarch’s home, and indeed, some parts are exactly that. TheEmerald Buddha Temple is especially famous and lovely. As abonus, unlike most tourist attractions, it continues to serve itsoriginal purpose. Pilgrims from all over the world come tomeditate at the foot of the... |
| As part of the National Museum’s ticket, you also gain access toVimanmek Palace, a huge estate next to the zoo in the north of thecity. This Palace also contains a number of artworks and textiles– some quite rare and beautiful, such as statues made from the wings ofbeetles. In the center is the Palace itself, with multipleEnglish tours throughout the day. You get a chance to see how theroyalty... |
| The Sitting Buddha Temple has, as you may haveguessed, a large statue of the Buddha sitting. It also has avariety of beautiful buildings nearby. |
| The Standing Buddha Temple has a massive statue ofthe Buddha, dozens of meters tall. The grounds also contain anumber of other shrines and halls for meditation, but most people cometo see the Buddha. |
| Bangkok and Thailand in generalUpon arrival you will find exactly what you probably read in your guide. Sales people, and a lot of them. Too many offers for taxi, hotels, tours, etc. in the airport. You will eventually learn how to avoid these background annoyances. If you speak a little thai even better, but you can just walk ahead and ignore everyone. Instead of paying too much for taxi go on... |
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