Tips 1 - 10 of 14 Bangkok Things to Do
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Jim Thompson was an American silk trader who established in Bangkok and it seems that he really aprehended Thai culture and architecture. He was the founder of the Thai Silk Company and his house is now a kind of shop-museum. The garden is particularly charming with beautiful flowers and ponds. Guided tour is compulsory: you cannot visit the house without following the tour. We didnt care much for the tour, except from being the only way of visiting the house (well, the houses, in fact. There are several connected teak buildings): our guide gave us a monotonous speech, which she has learnt by heart, which we found hardly understable. But the whole place deserves a visit. You can reach the house by Skytrain, National Stadium stop. Entrance fee is 100 baths for adults and it opens from 9. to 17, although the last tour is at 16.30. Beautiful stuff on the shop, but there are at least one outlet in Bangkok of the same brand (at Sukhumvit Road) with cheaper prices.Jim Thompson era un comerciante de sedas norteamericano que se establecio en Bangkok y parece que realmente se empapo de la cultura y arquitectura thai. Fue el fundador de la Thai Silk Company y su casa es ahora una especie de tienda-museo. El jardin es particularmente encantador, con preciosas flores y estanques. La visita guiada es obligatoria (no hay en espanhol): no se puede visitar el interior sin guia. No recomendaria el tour, salvo porque es el unico medio para visitar la casa (las casas, en realidad son varios edificios de teca conectados entre si): nuestra guia dio un discurso monotono, aprendido de memoria, hasta el punto que resultaba dificil entenderla. Sin embargo, el conjunto merece una visita. Se puede llegar a la casa en el Skytrain, bajando en National Stadium. La entrada cuesta 100 b (2 euros, aprox) y abre de 9 a 17, aunque la ultima visita guiada sale a las 16.30. Cosas muy chulas (seda) a la venta en la tienda, pero recordad que hay un outlet de la misma marca en Sukhumvit Road donde tienen productos a precios mas reducidos.
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Address: Rama I Road, Pathumwan District
Directions: National Stadium or Siam Skytrain station
Website: www.jimthompsonhouse.com
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If we consider Bangkok as a show, in my opinion, the main star would be Chao Phraya river. You can spend hours just looking this lively, fresh, ever-changing stage. Cargo ships and bus-boats mix with luxury cruisers. At banksides you can admire some of the most luxurious hotels in Thailand, the most beautiful wats and all kind of scenes of everyday life, for example, people hanging their laundry. There are also smaller wats along the river (apart form Wat Arun, Wat Phra Kaew or Wat Po), which are accesible from piers stranded along the bankside. Travelling along the river is both cheap (18 baths each way) and fast (you avoid Bangkok traffic jams, which are sometimes terrible). There are also little boats which only cross the riverSi considerasemos que Bangkok es un espectaculo, en mi opinion, el rio Chao Phraya deberia ser la estrella. Puedes pasarte horas solo mirando este escenario siempre cambiante, vivo y fresco. Cargueros y barcos autobus se mezclan con cruceros de lujo. En las orillas puedes admirar algunos de los hoteles mas lujosos de Thailandia, los templos mas hermosos y todo tipo de escenas de la vida diaria, por ejemplo, residentes colgado su colada. TamBien hay templos mas pequenhos a lo largo del rio (aparte del Wat Arun, Wat Phra Kaew o el Wat Po), que son accesibles desde los muelles diseminados a lo largo de la orilla. Viajar por el rio es barato (18 baths cada trayecto) y rapido (te evitas los atascos de Bangkok, que son terribles a veces). Tambien hay pequenhos barquitos que solo cruzan el rio de una a otra orilla
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Address: Saphan Taksin Stn., Bangkok
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Wat Traimit is one of the most important wats in Bangkok, mainly because of the statue of Lord Buddha that it houses, the well-known Golden Buddha. Not only is gold its outer layer, no. The whole Buddha is made of solid gold!!! The temple is close to Hualamphong Railway Station and you can take it as a startpoint of a walk around Chinatown. The building itself is cramped between other buildings, so it is difficult to take a good photo of the whole wat. The most impressive feature of this place is to think about the 5 tons of gold...El Wat Traimit es uno de los templos mas importantes de Bangkok, sobre todo por la estatua de Lord Buda que esta dentro, el famoso Buda de Oro. No sólo es de oro su capa exterior, no. La estatua entera esta hecha de oro y es solida por dentro! El templo esta cerca de estacion de tren de Hualamphong y puedes tomarlo como punto de partida para un paseo alrededor de Chinatown. El edificio en si mismo esta apretujado entre otros, asi que es dificil sacar una buena foto del templo entero. Lo mas impresionante de este lugar es pensar en las 5 toneladas de oro...
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Phone: 623 1226
Address: Thanon Yaowarat
Directions: Near Hualamphong Station
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It is difficult to describe properly how Bangkok is: oh, yes, it is a very modern city, with beautiful skyscrapers; and it is also a monumental place, so marvellous wats; and it is also a shopping paradise, where you get the impression that you can buy anything at any hour. But when you are close to a khlong (a small canal in the middle of the city), you could easily think that you are more in a village. Houses at the banksides of the khongs seem sometimes to be hanged over it. They are usually very modest houses, which make a shocking contrast with the malls or the buildings that you can see just beside them. You can do a boat tour of the khongs. We did not, but you can look to life there from many places in Bangkok. These pics are taken at the khlong near Jim Thompsons. It was our first morning in Bangkok and we were quite impressed.Es dificil describir bien como es Bangkok: oh, si, es una ciudad muy moderna, con hermosos rascacielos; y tambien es un lugar monumental, son tan maravillosos sus templos!; y tambien es un paraiso de las compras, donde te parece que puedes comprar de todo a cualquier hora. Pero cuando te acercas a un khlong (un canal), podrias pensar facilmente que mas bien estas en un pueblo. Las casas de las orillas parecen estar colgadas encima del khlong. Normalmente son casas muy modestas, lo cual hace contrasta de un modo chocante con los centros comerciales o edificios que ves justo al lado. Puedes hacer un tour en barco por los khlongs. Nosotros no lo hicimos, pero puedes ver la vida alli desde muchos lugares en Bangkok. Las fotos de este consejo estan sacadas en el khlong que hay al lado de la casa de Jim Thompson. Fue nuestra primera manhana en Bangkok y nos quedamos bastante impresionados
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Visiting the complex of Wat Phra Keow is like a kind of drunkness: so many beauties around you that it is difficult to choose where you must look at. We liked a lot this golden and colourful statues, over the place which houses the emmerald Budha. Entrance fee is 250 bahts for the whole complex. Be aware of not wearing shorts or sleeveless t-shirts, or you will not be allowed to enter. In case there is any problem with your clothes, you can also borrow some clothes at the main entrance. It will cost you 100 bahts, but you will be refunded of your money if you return the clothes backVisitar el complejo de Wat Phra Keow is como una especie de borrachera: tantas bellezas a tu alrededor que es dificil elegir hacia donde debes mirar. Nos gustaron mucho estas estatuas doradas y llenas de color, justo sobre el lugar donde esta el Buda esmeralda. La entrada cuesta 250 bahts para el complejo entero. Ten cuidado de no llevar shorts o camisetas sin mangas, porque no te dejaran entrar. En caso de que haya algun problema con tu ropa, puedes alquilar algo de ropa en la entrada. Te costara 100 bahts, pero te devuelven el dinero si al salir devuelves la ropa.
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Phone: 02-224-1833
Address: Maharaj Pier, Chao Phraya, Bangkok
Website: http://www.discoverthailand.com/
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The building at the left of the pic is the temple that houses Emmerald Budha. Unfortunately, we could not see it, because there was planned a ceremony for that afternoon, so the entrance was not allowed. In spite of that, we were not highly disappointed: everything was so incredible that we did not miss this statue. So, one more reason to come back to Bangkok.. El edificio a la izquierda de la foto es el templo que alberga el Buda Esmeralda. Por desgracia, no pudimos verlo, porque habia una ceremonia prevista para esa tarde, asi no se podia entrar. A pesar de eso, no nos disgustamos: todo era tan increible que no echamos de menos el ver la estatua. Asi pues, una razon mas para volver a Bangkok
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Phone: 02-224-1833
Address: Maharaj Pier, Chao Phraya, Bangkok
Website: http://www.discoverthailand.com/
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In front of Emmerald Buddha Wat, there is a place where people puts their offerings to Lord Buddha: candles, flowers, images... You also can see some persons praying while giving their offering.Delante del templo del Buda Esmeralda, hay un lugar donde la gente pone sus ofrendas a Lord Buda: velas, flores, imagenes y muchas mas cosas. Tambien se puede ver a algunas personas rezando mientras realizan sus ofrendas
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Phone: 02-224-1833
Address: Maharaj Pier, Chao Phraya, Bangkok
Website: http://www.discoverthailand.com/
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You must cross the river to visit Wat Arun. There are little boats that will take you to the other side. The trip cost 3 bahts. Entrance fee to Wat Arun is 20 bahts. You will be surprised when checking that the so peculiar covering of the wat is a kind of china little plates or little pieces placed over the wall. Perhaps you will see it at the second pic of the tip, it is not as clear as I would wish, but you can get an idea. I also recommend that someone takes you a picture from downstairs, it will show how huge is Wat Arun, because you will look soooo small.Para visitar el Wat Arun, debes cruzar el rio. Hay barcos pequenhos que te llevaran al otro lado. El viaje cuesta 3 bahts. La entrada al Wat Arun cuesta 20 bahts. Te sorprenderas al comprobar que ese recubrimiento tan peculiar del templo es una especie trocitos o platitos de porcelana colocados sobre el muro. Quizas os podais hacer una idea al ver la segunda foto de este consejo, aunque la foto no es tan clara como me gustaria. Tambien recomiendo que alguien te saque una foto desde abajo, se vera lo grande que es el tempo, porque pareceras taaaan pequenho en comparacion.
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Phone: 02-466-3167
Address: Tha Tien Pier, Chao Phraya River
Directions: From this pier take a cross river ferry to Wat Arun.
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This is Grand Palace, the secular part of the complex. It was built around our XVIIIth century (bear in mind that Thai people dont use our calendar and they are not more than 5 centuries in advance) and its beautiful proportions dont need many further comments. We were amused by the trees, the gardeners seem to carve them and the result is worth a visit by itself.Este es el Gran Palacio, la parte secular del complejo. Fue construido alrededor de nuestro siglo XVIII (hay que tener en cuenta que los thai no usan nuestro calendario y nos llevan mas de cinco siglos de adelanto) y sus hermosas proporciones no necesitan mas comentario. Nos divirtieron mucho los arboles, pues da la sensacion de que los jardineros los tallasen con formas y el resultado es merecedor de una visita por si mismo.
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Phone: 02-224-1833
Address: Maharaj Pier, Chao Phraya, Bangkok
Website: http://www.discoverthailand.com/
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We went to floating market from Bangkok with a little company. The six of us were the only passengers and we didnt take the boats at the main pier of floating market, but at least a couple of kilometers far from it. It was one of the best things that could happen to us: we enjoyed the trip so much, there were so many interesting things on the way... First of all, it was like a complex net of small cannals, with so many crossings that we even commented if the boat driver would know well the way, because it seemed easy to get lost. Then, the houses at the banks. They were not floating houses, but life there was thought to be the water its main concern. It was funny to check that there was electrical power, we had a feeling of being in such a remote place that perhaps this was the only reminder we had of modernity.Fuimos al mercado flotante desde Bangkok con una empresa pequenha. Nosotros seis eramos los unicos pasajeros y no cogimos los botes desde el embarcadero principal del mercado flotante, sino al menos a un par de kilometros de alli. Fue una de las mejores cosas que nos podia ocurrir: disfrutamos tanto del viaje, habia tantas cosas interesantes por el camino... En primer lugar, era como una compleja red de pequenhos canales, con tantos cruces que incluso comentamos si el barquero conoceria bien el camino, porque parecia facil perderse. Luego, las casas de las orillas. No eran casas flotantes, pero la vida en ellas estaba pensada para que el agua fuese su medio fundamental. Fue curioso comprobar que habia energia electrica, tuvimos la sensacion de estar en un lugar tan remoto que quizas ese fuese el unico recordatorio que tuvimos de la modernidad.
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Address: Damnernsaduak
Directions: About 2 hours by car outside Bangkok city center
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madamx Sun Nov 19, 2006 16:27 UTC
Thanks for all your hard work in such detailed descriptions. Bangkok looks busy, but beautiful!~ Helen | Jim_Eliason Tue Nov 14, 2006 00:30 UTC
great very detailed tips! they brought back many memories! | sue_stone Wed Nov 8, 2006 08:47 UTC
Sounds like you had a fabulous trip!! | starship Sun Nov 5, 2006 13:14 UTC
I enjoyed reading this page! I've wanted to go to Thailand for so long. Great tips! |
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