CENTRAL THAILAND
BANGKOK
Located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River and the
traditional lifeblood of Thailand’s fertile Central Plains, Bangkok is a
thrilling paradox. It is a city preserves the old with respect and embraces the
new with enthusiasm. The Thai capital for more than 2 centuries, Bangkok has in
the last 20 years undergone more change than at any other period during its
history.
Concrete and glass high rises have reshaped the skyline and multi-lane
expressways, remapped the city. The ultimate impact of all the development is
that Bangkok is now better than it has ever been greener, more comfortable,
quicker and simpler to get around. Likewise, the options for shopping, dining
and entertainment have vastly expanded in the last couple of decades.
Now, modern luxury buys are available as well as traditional
handicrafts; Thai restaurants are matched by others offering virtually the
whole gamut of world cuisines, while entertainment can be as diverse as a
classical concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre or an Irish band playing in
an Irish pub.
Amazingly,at the same time as developing as a thoroughly
modern metropolis; Bangkok has succeeded in preserving monuments to its
traditional Oriental splendor. It is still a city of temples and palaces, of
golden spires and orange tiered roofs, of saffron robed monks and serene Buddha
images. Classic sights, most famously the Grand Palace and Temple of the
Emerald Buddha, remain as magnificent as ever.
In its enchanting ambience as well as in its major sights,
Bangkok retains its own special essence. In all things there is an element of
Thainess, a sense of style found nowhere else and which indelibly stamps the
culture. Thus Bangkok retains a personality that is unchanging and uniquely its
own, which allows the traveller to discover somewhere truly different while
also enjoying all modern conveniences.
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