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The Grand Palace and The Emerald Buddha Temple

The Grand Palace was built by King Rama I in 1782. It consists of the royal residences, throne halls and the Emerald Buddha temple. It wasa permanent residence of kings from 1782-1901. Although the King family doesn not live here, they still go here to preside over the royal ceremonies all year rou

Wat Pho (The Reclining Buddha Temple)

Wat Pho is located next to the Grand Palace. It was built in 1656 during Ayutthaya period that was before Bangkok was a capital. The temple was expanded and renovated by Rama I. It houses the most beautiful reclining buddah image in Thailand. The temple has been acenter of Thai massage and a massag

Wat Arun (The Temple Of Dawn)

Wat Arun(The Temple of Dawn) is an old temple since the Ayutthaya period. King Taksin made Thonburi his capital and built his palace next to it. He made the temple as the royal temple and named it "Wat Jeang" which means theTemple of Dawn. The Tower (Prang) is the major landmark of the te

Wat Trimit (The Golden Buddha Temple)

Wat Trimit houses the biggest golden Buddha image in the world, weighs 5.5 tons 19 karat solid gold. The Buddha image was built in 1238 and was covered with cement in 1767. We discovered the gold in 1953.

Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya was a second capital of Thailand for 417 years with 33 kings. It was founded by King Uthong in 1350 but the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. In 1969 the Fine Arts Department began renovations of the ruins. It was declared as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Today

Thaka Floating Floating Market

Thaka Floating Market operates only on Saturday, Sunday and on 2nd, 7th and 12th days of both waxing and waning moon of the lunar calendar. This market is very local with less tourists. The boat venders put products from their farms in their boats and come to the market in the morning. You will enjo

Bridge Over The River Kwai

The Bridge Over the River Kwai is in Kanchanaburi province , 128 km west of Bangkok. It was built by POWs and Asian laborers during World War II. The railway was 415 km with 294 km in Thailand. It linked Burma and Thailand to support moving weapons to Burma.Bridge construction began in February 1943

Bangkok Street Food

There are many street foods in Bangkok and it is very popular with locals. Eating from street vendors is a part of Thai daily life. CNNmaned Bangkok as the city with the best street food on the planet !! Here are some photos of the atmosphere of street food areas we are going to visit.

Bangkok Canals & Artist House

Bangkok once used to be called the Venice of the East because of a lot of small canal networks. In the old days people only traveled by boat. Rivers were highways whereas canals were streets that led to the residential areas. Some major canals still being used by people who live along the water. Let

China Town

Bangkok’s Chinatown is a popular destination for both locals and tourists. It is famous for street food, gold, fresh market and shops for everything you need. Especially at night, people come here only for street food. Chinese have been living here since 1782.

Kho Kret (Kret Island)

Ko Kret is a small island on the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province. It is a fun place to visit on weekend. It is very famous weekend destination where locals enjoy relaxing and eating. There are a lot of vendors selling all kind of local food and dessert. I’m sure you will enjoy seeing

Amphawa Floating Market

Amphawa Floating Market is an authentic and popular weekend market for Bangkokians. They enjoy local foods for snacking during the day and for bringing back home for family or friends. There are alot of localfood stalls on landand on boats. Along both side of the canal, there are old houses wooden s

All About Markets

There are many markets in Bangkok that offer you different experiences from market to market. Chatuchak weekend market is verypopular. Here are some photos of Chatuchak market andDon wai market.

Flower & Vegetable Market

Pak Klong Talad (Flower Market) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok and is opened 24 hrs. They carry differnt kinds of flowers that are both local and imported: such as orchids, roses, forget-me-nots, lilies etc. There are not only the floweres, but also wholesale vege

Damneon Saduak Floating Market

Damneon Saduak Floating Market is 105 Km (65 miles) far from Bangkok. It has been a very well known floating market for a long time both locals and tourists. Although it has become a little touristy, its charm still remains. We will take a private long-tail boat and ride on a small network of canals

Mae Klong Train Market

MaeKlong Train Market is a very interesting and exciting market. The vendors sell all fresh vegetable, fruits, seafood, desserts… anything you need for a kitchen. The most exciting about the market is that the market is located on the train track and the train passes all the way to the statio

Bang Pa In Summer Palace

Bang Pa In Summer Palace was first built by King Prasat-Thong (1630-1655). It was abandoned in 1767 when Ayutthaya lost the war to Burmese. King Rama IV (1851-1868) accidentally found it on his way to Ayutthaya by boat. He restored the palace but most of the buildings today were built by King Rama V

Hellfire Pass

The Hell Fire Pass is located 80 km northwest of the Bridge Over The River Kwai. It is known as one of the most difficult parts to build because the POWs had to cut through a mountain with simple tools to make way for the track. They works 18 hrs a day in 40 degrees Celsius in summer and soaked duri

Bangkok at Night

Bangkok is known as the sleepless city. Here are some photos of China Town (yummy street food), Khoa San Road (backpackers heaven) and places we stop by.

Wat Bang Kung (Kai Bang Kung)

Bangkung Temple is one of the rare Thailand sites selected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Since 1768 it was used as a camp to train soldiers in all kinds of Thai Marshall arts such as boxing or sword fighting. It was abandon for almost 200 years until in 1967 when it was renovated. The highli

Kudi Chin community &Wat Kalayanamit

Kudi Chin community is one of the Bangkok’s oldest communities. It was a Portuguese community. They came along from Ayutthaya with the Siamese after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767. It is a peaceful place and small area where we can walk by houses along the alley to the Museum. One of the oldest

Klong Maha Sawat

Klong Maha Sawat Community is an agro tourism that is supported by TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand). The klong (canal) was dug by the ordered of King Rama IV about 150 years ago. Don Wai Market is one of a famous riverside market for Bangkokian. It is an old local market that was started for more

Don Wai Market

Don Wai Market is a famous riverside market for Bangkok residents startedmore than a hundred years ago. Stroll through many stalls withvendors selling many different kindsof food, fruits, dessert, vegetablesetc. Some of food or desserts hereare very well- kown and thevendors have their own recipies.

Khao San Road

Khoa San Road has changed so much in the pass ten years. There are lot of hostels, bars, shops and food hawkers, stallsselling pad Thai, fried crickets etc. It is a backpackers haven to party. The atmosphere is unique. It was made famous in the movie "The Beach".

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