WELCOME TO BANGKOK

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, with a population of roughly 9 million people. The metropolis is very international and fast. Even though some tourists get annoyed by noise and air pollution, Bangkok is a fun city!
During daytime it's best to stay at the Hotel or sleep and then go out at night. At night traffic is easier, the air is cleaner and it's cooler too. Shops are open till 10 pm at least. In Bangkok you can eat at any time (24 hrs), even though between 1 am and 6 am food is only available at places where live is going on throughout the night.
Bangkok is an apparently safe city, and as long as you don't move less careful than in your home country, nothing evil should happen to you. Transportation is available at all times and by today equivalent to western standards. Move fast with motorbike-taxis or enjoy a ride with one of the legendary 3-wheel "tuk-tuks" (price depending on negotiation). Move safe and clean in air-conditioned cabs (tell them to use the meter), or try the inexpensive public transport. There are air-conditioned busses and non-aircon available at very low rates and running from 4 am till midnight. Since dec.99 the skytrain is in operation (see below).

When the King's birthday comes up, the whole city is decorated with billions of little lights, covering trees, buildings and all sort of objects.
The king's 72nd birthday was finally the starting day of Bangkok's long awaited skytrain. In four years of construction 55 billion baht were spent to have an elevated train running from Mo Chit to On Nut and from the National Stadium to Sathon, covering in total 23.5 km of rail track. With 35 trains running at present, there is no waiting.
Until the subway (under construction) offers faster access to more destinations than the skytrain does right now, public transport relies on thousands of busses, reaching into the most remote areas and getting the job done safe and as fast as possible (avoid rush hours).

Bangkok is a truly huge city and offers an enormous variety of shopping centers, markets, business towers, sight seeing spots, temples, hotels, parks and much, much more.
Arriving by plane, the city appears very green, and there are as a matter of fact plenty of trees and green areas. Apart from the entertaining areas (such as Patpong, Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy), the best thing to do in Bangkok is shopping. At comparable low prices you can buy everything, whether you know the product from home or it's something never seen before. The main shopping areas are Sukhumvit Road, Silom Road and Ploenchit/PratuNam (Siam Square) and the biggest market is the weekend market (only sat/sun) called Chatuchak. China Town offers a unique insight into asian trading and is the best place to buy gold.
Plenty of sight seeing tours are offered by tour operators. If you want to do your own, we recommend the kings palace (huge and very impressive), the Queens house (a wooden museum with about 80 single rooms) close to the Dusit Zoo and maybe go for a ride on one of the powerful longtail boats (best time is late afternoon, to see the sunset) cruising up or down the Chao Phraya, the river dividing Bangkok and Thonburi (the former capital of Thailand).

Monsoon time lasts from May to July and during this time roads are floated easily, which turns the city into little Venice. The main roads are usually okay, but the suburbs are sometimes an unpleasant experience.
Keep your eyes open moving through Bangkok and you will see incredible scenes and enjoy really amazing views and experience outstanding impressions.

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