Bangkok: photos, places of interest, history

Let's visit an amazing city, located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. He will charm you! Numerous canals stretching between low houses, which do not even have doors, skyscrapers resting on the sky, and ancient palaces - all this mosaic will form in one image: never falling asleep, noisy and crowded Bangkok. Photos taken during this trip, you will be viewed again and again, never losing hope of returning there again.

This city, which has the longest name in the world (it consists of 16 words!), Can be proud not only of a royal name, but also of beauty and impressive size. Do you know, for example, that every seventh inhabitant of Thailand lives in Bangkok? Let's visit him!

The main air gateway of Thailand: how to get from the airport

Suvarnabhumi - Bangkok airport (photo you can see here), is among the five largest in the world. It offers a variety of additional services to newly arrived and departing travelers: restaurants, cafes, shops, bank offices, beauty salons and VIP-halls.

In order to get from the airport to the city, located at a distance of 30 km, it is worth using the Citi Line metro. There are two types: ordinary and express. In the first case, depending on the number of stations your trip will cost from 20 to 40 baht. And in the second - 150 baht, but the train will go without stopping.

Taxi from the airport can be hired for 300 baht, it is more profitable to do this if you are traveling by a group. However, remember that between the city center and the airport there is a large number of buses, the trip on which will cost you about 40 baht. The disadvantage of these modes of transport is mainly in the possibility of standing in traffic jams, which can take several hours.

Quite a bit of history

Bangkok, a photo and description of which we will give to your attention in the article, is one of the largest cities not only in Asia, but all over the world.

The settlement founded in the 14th century until the beginning of the 19th century was a small shopping center. King Rama V (second half of the 19th century) was educated in Oxford, which enabled him to assess the possibilities of attracting foreign capital. Under his leadership, the city began to change: on the site of the dug canals appeared paved streets, which eventually became a highway, the first tram was launched, and to the northern outskirts there was a railway line.

Bangkok - a city of perpetual motion and excellent rest

The modern landscape of the city can not be imagined without buses, mopeds and "tuk-tuk" - three-wheeled vehicles used only here. By the way, the movement in Bangkok is left-handed, but it is very problematic to understand the endless fussy flow. In such cases, river taxis are very helpful, which are not afraid of traffic jams.

In the capital of Thailand you can find a hotel for any purse. From the world-famous hotel networks (for example, "Bangkok Hilton", you can see a photo of its terrace here), to cheap gestos, with a price of $ 5 per bed. Decide, and you will always find a suitable place for rest between excursions.

We make a walk around the city

To get acquainted with any city, you need to consider how people inhabiting it live. To understand Bangkok, the photo of which you see, walk along the noisy, life-filled street.

Thais are very sociable and therefore spend a lot of time outside the house, which resulted in the appearance of a huge number of trays with food, which is cooked and eaten here.

The aroma of Thai dishes is intertwined on the streets with the smell of a large number of flowers sold at every turn. Imagine that magical orchids are considered ordinary flowers! Local craftsmen weave them into amazing garlands and wreaths, decorated with temples, are worn as talismans, hung on the windshield of cars, and on the streets one can always meet people with luxurious bouquets in their hands.

Let's visit the temple of the Reclining Buddha

The islands of peace and tranquility in the megacity of the city are the ancient temples of Bangkok surrounded by high walls, whose photos you can see in our article. In the capital of Thailand there are more than 400 of them. One of the most popular for tourists is the active temple complex of Wat Pho, in which 300 monks live. It was built in the 16th century. And is decorated with a garden of stones with a waterfall and sculptures brought from China.

In its western part, proud of the temple, symbolizing masculinity, pilgrimage is made by young couples who want to have children.

Be sure to pay attention to the main attraction of the temple - a statue of a giant reclining Buddha 46 m long and 15 m high.

Wat Pho is also the center of the famous Thai massage, where you will skillfully make it for a small donation. By the way, there you can finish the courses that teach this art.

Sightseeing tour: The Grand Royal Palace

Visitors can get into the world of ancient Siam by visiting the fairy world of the royal palace, located next to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Its main entrance is guarded by monsters with a human body. Incidentally, these glittering sculptures that hold huge swords in their hands are included in all the guides around the country.

Programs of local schools require a solid knowledge of history, so in the palace you can always see excursions admiringly looking at the quaint carvings of columns or gilded sculptures that decorate the roof of buildings. And after all, it's true, it's worth considering how much labor each of hundreds, no, thousands of details of these magnificent monuments of architecture demanded!

Chao Praya and the clown

Take a long boat to Chao Phraya and swim along barges, boats carrying rice, and water buses with tourists, along houses built on stilts - this is considered compulsory for those who come to Thailand (Bangkok). Photo of the huts huddling on the water, behind which are seen monasteries or skyscrapers, proudly propping up the sky, will give you a small idea of the unusualness of these places.

And if you turn from Chao Phraya into a small canal, which sounds like a clown in the local dialect, you will see an amazing view that surprised even the first travelers in Thailand. Be sure to make such a walk!

That's not all!

Bangkok, whose photo you could see in the article, offers a huge number of places worthy of your attention: restaurants, discos, go-go bars with spicy shows, cult streets, stadiums for Thai boxing, etc. Of course, for each list of visited places will be different, but one thing is clear: once in this city, you can not remain indifferent to the amazing capital of an amazing country!