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Day Tripping
There
are numerous daytrips for you to visit my beautiful city. Travel
infrastructure in Thailand is very well organized and it's easy to get
around, on bus, train, skytrain, MRT or boat. And it will be good for you to
have local people that know well all the place to accompany you. Let me
organize these trip for you. Please contact me by
e-mail.
The Grand Palace
Despite being able to visit many sights in the Grand
Palace grounds, including the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, most of the
actual palace is off limits to tourists. As the King has moved his residence
to the Chitrlada Palace in north Bangkok, The Grand Palace is now only used
for major ceremonies or Royal functions. Its exterior, an interesting blend
of Thai and European architecture, is worth a look and there are a couple of
staterooms and halls that are open to visitor. This include the Amarin
Vinitchai Throne Hall, where the king still delivers his birthday speech, a
small weapons museum, I advise you to book a guide.
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Wat Arun (Temle of Dawn)
Across the river from Wat Pho is Wat Arun or Temple of
the Dawn, one of the city 's best loved landmarks and an important religious
sight in its own right. Before being moved to Wat Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddha
Temple), the Emerald Buddha was temporarily housed here by King Rama I where
there had been a temple since the Ayuthaya period. The five-towered
structure is covered almost entirely in pieces of colorful porcelain and
designed as a representation Mount Mehru, the Khmer home of the gods. The
temple is believed to have been named by King Rama I on his first sunrise
visit, but in contrast with its name, it is the best visited at dusk when
the setting sun forms a stunning backdrop.
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Kanchanburi
Made famous by the film Bridge on the River Kwai, this
sleepy town on the river is a popular weekend getaway, offering great
scenery, a cooler climate and a host of river-based activities. Most foreign
visitors are attracted by the area's history - the Thai-Burmese' Death
Railway' built by PoWs under japanese occupation during World War II, was
notorious due to its high casualty count and seemingly impossible route.
Locals visit for the chance to sail up and down the river on obnoxious
karaoke boats, which thunder along its otherwise peaceful banks well into
the night. Riding the railways is also possible trips from Kanchanaburi to
Nam Tok (Waterfall). The two-hour trip offer spectacular scenery and the
chance to marvel at the extreme difficulties of its construction. The
countryside around Kanchanaburi is also stunning and home to many of the
country's most impressive waterfalls, with the nearby Erawan National Park
offering great trekking opportunities.
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Jim Thompson's House
American businessman Jim Thompson was largely responsible
for the world-wide popularity of Thai silk. His love for Thai craft and
culture however was not purely directed toward still and his house is
testament to his commitment to maintaining and celebrating Thai art and
culture. His fame has spread due to his mysterious disappearance in Malaysia
in 1967 when he went out for a walk and never returned. The Jim Thompson
complex houses six traditional teak houses from around the country, each
tastefully decorated with art pieces and antiques from around Southeast Asi.
There's also a shop selling his trademark silk designs and a small cafe
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Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
The Temple of the Reclining Buddha is the oldest and
largest wat in Bangkok, originating in the 16th century before being rebuilt
by King Rama I. It also houses the largest reclining Buddha statue in the
land and the greatest number of Buddha images. It is also the center for
traditional Thai medicine and a learning centre for Thai massage where you
can either receive or learn how to administer this ancient healing art. The
45-metre-long reclining Buddha statue depicts the Buddha entering nirvana
and is impressive both for its size and the mother-of-pearl detail on the
soles of the feet which reveal the 108 auspicious signs of genuine Buddha.
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Ayuthaya (Old capital city of Thailand)
No time to visit the crumbling ruins of Angkor? The many
temples of Ayuthaya, most in various stages of disrepair, offer and
accessible but less atmospheric equivalent. Ayuthaya was the capital of
Thailand from the 14th to the 18th century. During its heyday, it was one of
the richest cities in the East but it was attacked by the Burmese in 1767,
leaving most of city totally destroyed. The city was then deserted when the
capital was relocated to Bangkok and the ruins left to be overtaken by
nature. However, over the past 30 years the remnants of the city have been
reclaimed from the jungle and renovated into a UNESCO historical park, which
at 85kms from Bangkok, makes an ideal daytrip from the city. The best way to
get to Ayuthaya is by river and there is wide of choice of trips available.
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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Very much a cliched tourist image of the city, the
floating markets aren't actually in Bangkok but located over 100kms to the
southwest The early morning markets that take place on the many canals and
waterways of Damnoen Saduak and its environs have become very popular with
visitors, attracted by scenes taken straight out of history books.
Island on the Chao Phraya River was created from the digging of a canal
around a cape of the Chao Phraya River. Ko Kret has prospered since the
Ayuthaya period as evident from the many temples on the island that are
from that period. The island continues to serve as a refuge to the
Mon tribes who dominated central Thailand between the 6th centuries and
have retained a distinct identity in their flavor of Buddhism and,
particularly at Ko Kret, their pottery.
