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EXCEPT temple, Bangkok, Thailand also has a variety of tourist attractions. This can create moments of your vacation to be not boring because there are various options. There are about anything, here are some reviews:
1. Bangkok Chinatown
Packed with a variety of market stalls, roadside restaurants, Chinese medicine shops and goldsmiths, Chinatown is an experience not miss the time to Bangkok. This historic area is also said as old as Bangkok. Today, Bangkok’s Chinatown is a popular tourist attraction and food paradise for fans of the culinary tour. The best time to visit Chinatown is the Chinese New Year and the annual vegetarian festival, which often take place in October.
2. Floating Market
For the traditional atmosphere of an authentic Bangkok, floating market you should visit. In Bangkok there are a few of them floating market Damnoen Saduak floating market, floating market taling Chan, Bang Khu Wiang Floating Market, and Tha Kha floating market. Read the rest of this entry »
STILL confused looking tourist destination end of the year? Here are offers from paketwisataliburan.com a Bangkok-Pattaya tour for four days and three nights starting December 30, 2010. At a cost of USD 500, you get past the end of the year in various places of interest in Thailand and the following details of its activities:
1. Thursday, December 30, 2010 (Jakarta-Bangkok)
Gathered at Soekarno Hatta Airport two hours before departure to the White Elephant Affairs, Bangkok. Once there, you will be picked and then immediately escorted to dinner.
2. Friday, December 31, 2010 (Bangkok-Pattaya)
After breakfast at the hotel, will travel down the Chao Phraya River by motor boat and visit Wat Arun, Thailand and souvenir shop. The event was followed by visiting the Emerald Buddha and Grand Palace.
After lunch, with a bus tour to the city of Pattaya. Along the way, you are invited to stop by for a moment at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo & Crocodile Farm where you can see the attraction of tigers and crocodiles. Then look at the processing precious stones Gems Jewelry. Read the rest of this entry »
Are there any interesting festival at a temple in Bangkok, particularly at Wat Saket? In this golden temple Loy Kratong Festival there which usually lasts for 9 days in late October until mid-November.
The festival is held right at the time of full moon, where at the dome of the Temple of Wat Saket is wrapped in red cloth which is being likened to a volcano erupting with marked a carnival, food stalls, theatrical performances and circus animals in the vicinity.
Wat Saket is one of the famous temple complex at the bottom of the hill. The temple is built in the Ayutthaya era called Wat Sakae. Later renamed by Rama I in 1782-1809. Read the rest of this entry »
More than 40 years ago, when I first visited Bangkok, one of the most impressive tourist attraction for me is the floating market. At that time, Bangkok’s floating market is located at around Wat Arun. Hundreds of traders selling wares from small boats that dikayuh quietly milled around the area. This was indeed the market to meet the everyday needs of local residents.
Unfortunately, year after year, who used the famous floating market in Bangkok this decreases its quality as a tourist attraction. About ten years ago, when I “persuaded” by the water taxi driver to visit the floating market, I was ushered into a traditional market near Wat Sai, Bangkok. Indeed, there is a land market is quite crowded. However, operating to sell merchandise from a small boat on the Chao Phraya river’s child could be counted on fingers. Jualannya was not impressive.
There is a middle-aged women boating with cooler-boxes continue to woo tourists to buy beer persuasion. There is another boat that offers some postcards and souvenir items. Too little boat dealers, instead we should chase boat which is expected to function as a sailing shop. Read the rest of this entry »
The roads to Bangkok, Thailand, is not complete if you do not visit the Grand Palace complex. This is the place that became a symbol of Thailand. We refer to this place splendor story.
Former Royal
The Grand Palace is an historic place in Thailand. Once, this place is the center of government and royal family residence. However, since the early 20th century, the King of Thailand is no longer settled here. Now, the function turned into a museum. This place is located at the Ko Rattanakosin area, an ancient town in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The Grand Palace complex surrounded by white walls along the 1900 meters. Extensive building was erected in 1782 reached 218,000 square meters. Read the rest of this entry »