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SumTingWong   
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Gandhi


Real Name: Matt
Lives In: Beijing, CN
Member Since: Jan 22, 2003
VT Rank: 281

 

Page Views: 5,314            Last Visit to Bangkok: August, 2002      

Bangkok

by SumTingWong - last update: Apr 30, 2003

Golden Statue at the Royal Palace
Monk

The real name of Bangkok:

Thai text if your computer can read it:
กรุงเทพมหานครอมรรัตนโกสินทร์มหินทรายุธยามหาดิลกภพนพรัตน์ราชธานีบุรีรมย์อุดมราชนิเวศมหาสถานอมรพิมานอวตารสถิตสักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์

Romanized pronunciation (i'm writing this by the way it sounds):
GroongThepMaHaNahKornAmronRaTaNaKohSinMaHinLaaAyuTaYaMaHaDiRokTokNotPharatLaaChaaChaaNeeBuReeRumUdomLaaChaNeeWayBaHaaSaTanAmornPimanAwatanSaTitSatATatDeeWaWatTaNookRaRomBpraSit

The longest city name in the world!
Statue holding up the Arun Chedi

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Pros:"Much to see and do, amazing city and architecture"
Cons:"Dirty"
SumTingWong's Bangkok Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 21 - Photos: 21
 
Restaurants
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 3 - Photos: 2
 
Nightlife
Tips: 2 - Photos: 2
Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
 
Tourist Traps
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Warnings Or Dangers
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4
 
Transportation
Tips: 4 - Photos: 3
Local Customs
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
 
Packing ListsShopping
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips

SumTingWong's Bangkok Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Boat ride on the Chao Phraya RiverJuly, 2002 8

Comments for SumTingWong about Bangkok
susanpingu Fri Feb 3, 2006 05:02 UTC
 Thanks for answering my question on VT forum......I like your travel pages.....prolific with helpful info & fabulous pics.....I hope you will update your pages after your next visit.
gwen_tifa Fri Nov 25, 2005 19:05 UTC
 Hello there, you have really good thailand tips! I think they will come in very handy for me. :)
imstress Mon Mar 21, 2005 01:50 UTC
 nice pic u have on BKK, i was there a month ago. I hope to visit Beijing the next time i am in China. Happy Birthday.
tuff Tue Feb 3, 2004 20:43 UTC
 Very interesting local custom for placing the 112 coins. I am sure the money will go to good causes as Buddhism is Thailand's main religion.
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