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Lumpini Park: Time out under the trees
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  • there's a huge park right in the heart of Bangkok.

    Lumpinee Park....the first public library in thailand is inside this park....

    take sometime out in the park (entrance free of charge) and you will be amazed how this park is so often overlooked by travelers.....

    early morning, watch chinese thais, old and young, in their uniforms of different colors resembling their groups.....

    slow, classical movements taught through generations of the powerful chinese martial arts movements...also known as blood circulation excercise.

    as the mid day comes, the park is almost deserted from the heat. a handful of couples and individual sit under the good old trees...reading, mesmserizing, or meditation....

    come evening...play time. roller bladers showing off their K2's, bikers ridding around their mountain bikers, muscle men and women working out in the open (sorry, no Gold's Gym here), pet owners walking their dogs....and a few lakes in the parks are speckled with foot peddal boats and canoes....

    it's not the usual park, but boats some of the most diversified activites and people from all walks....the park does not intimidate and is never overwhelmed with masses of people....

    it's a place that one can cover themselves out of the busy life of shopping, dinning, partying, and indulging in vice.....time out under the trees.

    great photo shooting site! jazz festivals (check calendar with tourism authority of thailand)

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    Lumpini Park: GET PUMPED in the park
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  • these are the things one rarely sees....

    in the heart of a park in the city center are local gyms....

    men and women get pumped here...opens at the crack of dawn to about eight pm...

    and for as low as US$7 a month, you too can get yolked!

    or even for a quick visit to the off beaten path for a nice shot to show off on your VT? it's good enough!

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    Lumpini Park: CHINESE SANCTUARY in the park
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  • another one for the park....

    there are a few interesting landmarks in the park and one of them is this chienese, stupa like building...

    bright red and gold and some blue trimmings, this place is good for realxing, reading, it jas a few marble benches, great for the back as the cool marbles soothes your back...

    check it out....

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    volopolo Fri Nov 23, 2007 14:21 UTC
     Bangkok for ever!
    guell Tue Aug 10, 2004 05:21 UTC
     Looking forward to our visit!
    karin_kamphuis Sat Jun 26, 2004 16:04 UTC
     Thanks for the nice tips, gonna visit your australia pages now....more reading to do!!!!!!! Greetings Karin!
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     >hahahah! i like the tourist trap tip :)))
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