Fodor's Citypack Bangkok's 25 Best, 3rd Edition

by FODOR'S

• ISBN13: 9781400015771
• ISBN10: 1400015774
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-07-05
• Publisher: Fodor's

Summary

25 Best Bets in Bangkok - Plus a Full Color, Pull-Out Map And the Best of the Rest Best temples and shrines Best spas and treatments Best markets and malls Best Thai eateries Everything you need to explore Bangkok. Top lodging and dining picks for every budget Stunning temples, from Wat Phra Kaeo, with its Emerald Buddha, to Wat Po, with its giant Reclining Buddha The best foodin established restaurants, innovative eateries, lively food stalls, and Thai cooking classes What kids like: royal white elephants in Dusit Zoo, kite flying in Royal Field, boat rides on the Chao Phraya Life's pleasures, from Thai massage, to shopping for silk, to a night of bar-hopping Side trips to Ayutthaya, River Kwai, and Muang Boran

Author Biography

Sylvie Franquet and Anthony Sattin, accomplished travel guidebook writers, have been visiting Bangkok for many years.

Table of Contents

Planning Ahead, Getting There	p. 4
Living Bangkok	p. 8
Bangkok's Top 25 Sights	p. 25
Royal Barge Museum	p. 26
Klong Bangkok Yai	p. 27
Wat Ra Kang	p. 28
Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn)	p. 29
Mae Nam Chao Phraya (Chao Phraya river)	p. 30
Grand Palace	p. 31
Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha)	p. 32
Pipitaphan (National Museum)	p. 33
Sanam Luang (Royal Field)	p. 34
Wat Po	p. 35
Talaad Pak Klong	p. 36
Wat Prayoon	p. 37
Wat Saket	p. 38
Chinatown	p. 39
Phra Thi Nang Wimanmek (Vimanmek Palace)	p. 40
Oriental Hotel	p. 41
Wat Traimit (Temple of the Golden Buddha)	p. 42
Baan Jim Thompson (Jim Thompson's House)	p. 43
Thanon Patpong (Patpong Road)	p. 44
Wang Suan Pakkad	p. 45
Saan Phra Phrom (Erawan Shrine)	p. 46
Suan Lumphini (Lumphini Park)	p. 47
Chatuchak Weekend Market	p. 48
Thanon Sukhumwit (Sukhumwit Road)	p. 49
Baan Kam Thieng (Kam Thieng's House)	p. 50
Bangkok's Best	p. 51
Where to	p. 63
Travel Facts	p. 89
Index	p. 94
Credits and Acknowledgments	p. 96
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