25 Best Things to do in Bangkok (Thailand)
With nearly every part of Bangkok you would want to visit having a train station, travel could not be simpler. If you like shopping you need to check this place out. With over 8000 stalls covering 27 acres of space this is one of the largest markets in the world. Open every Saturday and Sunday it attracts nearly 200,000 visitors a day, you will find everything you could ever imagine for sale here and mostly at local prices rather than tourist prices, it is certainly worth picking up a map before you go to avoid you being lost in the market for hours. If you hate shopping you need to give this place a wide berth. 4. Take a trip around Chatuchak Market.
A trip to the palace can take many hours as there are over 214,000 sq. meters to cover. There is only one way to get around Bangkok at any speed whilst keeping cool and that is to jump aboard one of the sky trains. In most instances you are high above the traffic below giving you a view of the city but also the train takes the most direct route. Be aware of potential scams when outside the palace and only pay the entrance fee when you are actually going in. With air conditioned carriages there is no better way to get around.
Even if you have no intention of participating in any of the girls offers it is worth spending some time sitting down with a drink and watching the people go by. Before the financial crisis hit the world a few years ago a huge 49 story skyscraper was being built in the heart of Bangkok, but when the crisis hit the building work stopped and the tower was never completed. Now it sits there abandoned, far too big for anyone to do anything with.
There is a large range of animals inside the zoo (approximately 1600) including monkeys, alligators, lions, tigers, penguins and kangaroos. Celebrated each year between the 13th and 15th of April Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival and nobody is safe from getting wet. In the Buddhist religion it is believed that by sprinkling water your sins and bad luck will be washed away. The zoo is very much a working zoo and has an animal hospital which looks after all of the inhabitants of the zoo as well as an education center, museum and train.
