Guidebook for Bangkok
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Sutthisan MRT Station
Thanon Ratchadaphisekclose, easy, efficient.
225 Thanon Ratchadaphisek
225 Thanon RatchadaphisekGood landmark; good to know.
CentralPlaza Grand Rama 9
9/9 Thanon RatchadaphisekBig and fancy.
Most things you need for computers and cameras are available. Also has a Tesco shopping center.
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Fortune Town
7 Thanon RatchadaphisekMost things you need for computers and cameras are available. Also has a Tesco shopping center.
Everyone should go once. It's also a bus stop (minivan) for traveling to the suburbs and nearby provinces.
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Chatuchak Weekend Market
Everyone should go once. It's also a bus stop (minivan) for traveling to the suburbs and nearby provinces.
Going to Sukhumvit? This is your stop. You can get on the Sky Train here.
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Sukhumvit Road
Sukhumvit RoadGoing to Sukhumvit? This is your stop. You can get on the Sky Train here.
Going to the river? This is where you get on the Sky Train to get there.
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Sala Daeng BTS Station
Si Lom RoadGoing to the river? This is where you get on the Sky Train to get there.
Lumpini is a great, big park, and the Lumpini Subway Station is your transition point to Saladaeng BTS and the River.
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Lumphini MRT Station
1024 Thanon Rama IVLumpini is a great, big park, and the Lumpini Subway Station is your transition point to Saladaeng BTS and the River.
Another important road/area for getting around the city. There's another Central Dept. Store there.
Soi Ladprao Road
Soi Ban Lat PhraoAnother important road/area for getting around the city. There's another Central Dept. Store there.
Siam Center
979 Thanon Rama 1Shopping!
King Taksin Bridge, your skytrain stop for the river.
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Saphan Taksin station
King Taksin Bridge, your skytrain stop for the river.
Phone and computer gadget mecca. Noisy, nerve-racking and fun.
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MBK Center
444 Phayathai RdPhone and computer gadget mecca. Noisy, nerve-racking and fun.
Old or artsy movies. Great. I hear Chula Longkorn University, its owner, is selling it to put up another mall.
Lido Multiplex
256 Thanon Rama 1Old or artsy movies. Great. I hear Chula Longkorn University, its owner, is selling it to put up another mall.
Near the Ganesh temple on Sathorn and the Anapurna Vegetarian Restaurant, among others, is nearby.
Pan Road
Thanon PanNear the Ganesh temple on Sathorn and the Anapurna Vegetarian Restaurant, among others, is nearby.
A nice alternative to Lumpini. Lots of life there and in its neighborhood.
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MANAM
Kamphaeng Phet 3 RoadA nice alternative to Lumpini. Lots of life there and in its neighborhood.
Suan Luang
Old city. Important to political history buffs.
Worth a trip; next to The Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Worth going if only to see the temple and the Rama Kien mural. Stunning.
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The grand palace
Worth a trip; next to The Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Worth going if only to see the temple and the Rama Kien mural. Stunning.
David's wife, Ruthai (ฤทัย) is from there, and it's also the second-most important "ancient" capital city of Thailand. It's a very nice change.
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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
David's wife, Ruthai (ฤทัย) is from there, and it's also the second-most important "ancient" capital city of Thailand. It's a very nice change.
The real thing: a living, working, outdoor market with all the richness that implies.
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ตลาดนัดห้วยขวางเดินชิว
Thanon RatchadaphisekThe real thing: a living, working, outdoor market with all the richness that implies.
Arts & Culture
Thailand Cultural Centre station
Thanon RatchadaphisekNot far and worth going to once.
Food Scene
May Veggie Home
738 Soi Punna WithiPretty darned good.