Bangkok at
Night - A Zen like City
Bangkok the capital
City of Thailand is a cosmopolitan, modern yet conservative city. In daytime the city is crowded with people and with cars and Tuk-Tuk on the road. At night the city of Bangkok is cooler, quieter and this may be a better time to explore the various attractions in the city.
Have dinner at Baiyoke Sky Tower (Pratunum) Building which offers panoramic view of the Bangkok
skyline while having dinner. Dinner at the Sheration Hotel, Oriental
Hotel and Shangri-La Hotel besides the Chao Praya
River offers a good view of the river and the city skyline while having meals.
Take a Boat ride along the Chao Praya River after having dinnner at the hotels along the river. One major attractions along the river is the shiny Wat Arun Temple (Temple of Dawn) which is a 86 metre Khmer style prang. It has mutliglazed procelains embedded in the structure giving off bright lights. The city skyline can be view along the river.
Watch Muay Thai (Thai Kick Boxing) at Lumpini Stadium which involves two boxer pounding and kicking each other for victory. The audience can be quite noisy shouting support for their favourite boxer. It is different from
Boxing in that it allows the use of the knee and the ball of the feet for kicking.
Taste local food along Sukumvit
road (try Cabbages and Condoms at Soi 12 which gives free condom after the meal), Siam Square (try MBK Foodcourt), Chinatown (try the Bird''s nest soup) and Silom Road (try the western stalls along Patpong Road).
Shop at the Mega shopping malls located mostly along Siam Square. Items to buy includes local handicraft and silk wear.
Bangkok at night is cool and quiet alonging one to explore the attractions along the city.
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