Bangkok
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Overview : Bangkok is one of the fastest growing cities in Asia. About 6.5 million people (2006) live in the metropolis. No matter what one of these, the frenetic pace, exotic city holds - it certainly leaves a strong impression. For some, a chaos, the heat, many of the traffic and lack of personal freedom to be overwhelming, however, and reason enough to Bangkok as soon as possible to leave.
The metropolis offers a strange mix of traditional eastern and modern Western culture, so every street is full of surprises. Old huts are crouching next to exotic temples with magnificent gardens, which in turn by modern hotels and office buildings will be overshadowed. Due to the ever-growing demand for housing, the poorer sections of the population to the suburbs in crowded slums. In this way, city was developed in the City Square for new buildings with chic apartments for the high income group. Bangkok has become a modern city with a suitably dense traffic, and the sky train could not loosen. Chaos is not only on the streets but also on the Chaophraya River, the middle flows through the city. It will drive on cross and crosswise from long narrow boats, river taxis and small rowing boats sailed, and so it borders on a miracle that they always avoid.
After the destruction of the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, Bangkok 1782 by the then capital of Siam. The Thais call it but not Bangkok, Krung Thep, which basically is a very condensed version of the full name.
Thailand is a tropical country, in which it is very hot the whole year over. The best travel time lies between November and March, if there are too few precipitations, because during the rain time the air humidity is extremely high. The downpours are short, but very violent, and some roads of Bangkok are then often flooded.
Sightseeing : Bangkok is very extensive and offers many interesting tourist attractions, but because the traffic is always very tight, we can one day accommodate only slightly. You should carefully about what you would like to visit or to a particular area are limited, unless you for a long time in the city. The new Sky train is very useful to quickly across the city. A good overview of the city gets from the viewing platform on the 77th Floor of the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the second-hotels in the world, which only the Grand Hyatt in Shanghai exceeded.
Apart from the major attractions in the city, which no one should miss, there is still much more Attractions, including more than 400 temples. North of the Royal Grand Palace, the Sanam Luang, a huge public square, the tamarinds-old trees and where the whole year many festivals take place, such as those the plowing ceremony. Nor is this the place for the locals very popular for kites, or to ask them for the time to sell. The Wat Suthat Temple in the Bamrung Muang Road is famous for its murals known, the life of Buddha. Before the temple is the Sao Ching Cha (giant swing), where until the early 1920s the Brahmin ceremonies took place. Today, only the posts of the swing.
Chinatown is a vibrant area between the river and the Hualampong Station. It consists of a fascinating tangle of narrow streets and shops with open shop fronts, which offer abundance for sale of different goods. The Wat Trai Mit in the Yaowarat Road hosts a sparkling Buddha produced of solid gold, three meters high and weighs five tons. Near Chinatown is Phahurat, the largest Indian settlement, in which it crouches colorful fabric stores and excellent Indian restaurants.
In the elegant area around the Sri Ayutthaya Road are very many government buildings and the Italian marble, built a royal residence Wat Benjamabopit, a mixture of Europeans and Thai architecture. The Lumphini Park, with its pavilions and two small lakes is an oasis of tranquility in the heart of the city. Tourists who do not have time to do the rest of Thailand to visit, the open-air museum at the Ancient City. There can be replicas of famous buildings, monuments and temples from all over the country, some full-size reconstructed. The museum covers a total of 112 hectares and is located 33 km southeast of the city centre.
In any case, a visit is worth for the Bang Pa In palace, 60 miles north of Bangkok. Here, the royal family in the 17th Century, a summer residence, the building Oriental and European influences reflect. For the visit of palaces and temples should be absolutely respectful dress. The entry may be refused if you do not keep to this rule.
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