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Bangkok, Thailand: Wat Mahan Walking Tour

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/ August 16, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to Wat Mahan On your left is Wat Mahanop. It is one of 600 temples presently found in Bangkok. In Siam, wherever there was a community of reasonable size, you would find a Buddhist temple, known as wat in Thai. In the old days, almost all religious, social, and...
Bangkok, Thailand: Tiger God Shrine Walking Tour

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/ August 15, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to the Tiger God Shrine Chinese immigrants have lived in Bangkok for over three centuries. Most settled near the river where they traded goods with foreign ships passing north to the former capital city of Ayutthaya. When King Rama 1 moved the capital to Bangkok, the Chinese community was...
Bangkok, Thailand: Sanphasat Gate Walking Tour

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/ August 14, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to the Sanphasat Gate With all Bangkok’s traffic, shopping centers, discos, and expressways, the traditional Thai lifestyle is hardly visible in Bangkok anymore. But through the congestion there are a few places where you can sense what life was like in the past. For example, just ahead there are...
Bangkok, Thailand: Prince Nara Palace Walking Tour

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/ August 13, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to the Prince Nara Palace Walking Tour The 3-story yellow building you see here is the only palace left standing in Sampraeng. The palace was built in wood and masonry during the reign of King Rama 5 by Prince Nara, a younger brother of King Rama 5. The interior...
Bangkok, Thailand: Phraeng Phuton Walking Tour

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/ August 12, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to Phraeng Phuton Thanks to the efforts of the local community, this is probably the best preserved heritage neighborhood in Bangkok. Recently, the residents within Praeng Phuton decided to restore their community and improve their landscape. With some government support and donated paint, they brought the community back to...
Bangkok, Thailand: Monk Accessory Shops Walking Tour

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/ August 11, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to Bamrung Muang Road Bangkok may be full of shopping centers today, but 100 years ago this street was all there was. Bamrung Muang Road is the location of Bangkok’s first western-style shopping mall, and it was at one point the most diverse shopping and commercial zone in Bangkok....
Bangkok, Thailand: Wat Suthat Walking Tour

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/ August 10, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to Wat Suthat King Rama 1 intended to make his new capital of Rattanakosin as grand as Ayutthaya; he started by calling on architects from the former capital to build a temple as grand as Wat Phanon Choeng which was Ayutthaya’s largest temple. Wat Suthat was intended to not...
Bangkok, Thailand: Vishnu Shrine Walking Tour

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/ August 9, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to the Lord Vishnu Shrine The Vishnu Shrine is a 25 year old temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, one of the members of the Hindu trinity. The predominant feature of this shrine is a brightly colored statue of Vishnu above which a cobra protectively spreads her hood. The shrine...
Bangkok, Thailand: Giant Swing Walking Tour

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/ August 8, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to the Giant Swing It has been struck by lightning, set on fire, relocated, and twice threatened with demolition, but the Giant Swing still stands tall, and has for over 222 years. Yet still, even though the wooden monument is one of Bangkok’s oldest and most recognizable symbols, very...
Bangkok, Thailand: Kor Tor Mor Square Walking Tour

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/ August 7, 2009 / Leave a comment

Introduction to Kor Tor Mor Square There used to be yet another royal mansion located here. But it was pulled down during the reign of King Rama 5 and this area was converted into one of Bangkok’s biggest markets as seen in the picture on the inside flap of our...

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