Bangkok provides more than
enough activities to keep the visitor busy for a week or more.
Some of these are listed below.
Food and Dining
Visitors to Bangkok will
be overwhelmed by the variety of food and dining experiences
that awaits them here.
Traditional
Thai Food
Even the most discerning and
hard to please foodies will appreciate what really is one
of Thailand' major attractions. Thai food is renowned world
wide for its virtually addictive flavours, variety, and for
the freshness of ingredients, and in Bangkok you can sample
specialties from all over the country. Being the thoroughly
cosmopolitan city that it is, Bangkok also boasts of all kinds
of excellent foreign cuisines in a range of establishments.
You'll find up-market restaurants in 5 star hotels, trendy
cafes, cosy little eateries in renovated houses and shop houses
serving everything from Italian, French, Irish or Swiss, to
Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Lebanese, plus many of the international
food names and chains that can bring you a taste of home should
you need it.
Shopping is undoubtedly one
of Bangkok's major attractions. With so much available in
so many different areas, it's good to know what is on offer
and where.
Thai Crafts
From bustling open-air food markets
and colourful, noisy night markets; or little shops and street
stalls selling inexpensive, leisure and sportswear and all
manner of souvenirs; to western style department stores, which
make it easy for visitors to find the essentials, and up-market
boutique shopping offering the best of Thailand, Asia and
Europe, Bangkok has all this and absolutely everything in
between. Good buys include Thai Crafts, Bronzeware, Ceramics,
Textiles, Silk, Tailor-made Clothing, Furniture, Gems, Gold
and Jewelry, Lacquerware, Leather Goods, Neilloware, Paintings/Pencil
Sketches, Wickerwork Products.
A day trip out of Bangkok
can be just what's needed to gain some rest before diving
back into the frenetic pace of the city again. Below are a
few recommendations.
Ayuthaya
Ayuthaya
was the ancient capital of Thailand and has many sites of
historical and religious significance. Just 85 km from Bangkok,
it can be reached easily by local bus, train or boat/coach
excursions operated by the river cruise boat companies. Damnoen
Saduak Floating Market - is a photo opportunity and popular
tourist attraction. Best visited early in the morning, the
market is about an hour outside of Bangkok. Kanchanaburi,
within a few hours of Bangkok, is home to the infamous Bridge
on the River Kwai.
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