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My bangkok trip year 2009 during Christmas, 4 days 3 nights, been to
many place but lazy to take photo. Mostly hanging around bangkok. Going
to bangkok again in few week, will try to get more photo if possible.
Bangkok is a big and modern city, but weather is very hot. I didnt have
any plan during my last year's christmas trip, so just settle down in a
hotel in bangkok area then explore the city by myself.
Beware of tuk-tuk driver, if they know you are tourist they will lure you and take you to holland, they'll said the government offer the free petrol to take tourist around the city for free but they are actually affiliate with merchants shop such as silk, jewels and souvenir shop to bring them customer and therefore share the profits from the customer purchasing, unless you really like to try tuk-tuk, which is kinda exciting to ride and see the city, take meter yellow cab is better.
When you reach place like the royal temple, people there will tell you cannot enter because you have short pant and slipper, or the monks are currently chanting and performing some ritual, you must come back later after 2 hours or so, they would suggest you to go visit other smaller temple and they are willing to take you there with just minor charge, well this is another trick to send you to holland, they will take you to merchants shop and you end up buying bunch of unnecessary souvenirs.
Beware of tuk-tuk driver, if they know you are tourist they will lure you and take you to holland, they'll said the government offer the free petrol to take tourist around the city for free but they are actually affiliate with merchants shop such as silk, jewels and souvenir shop to bring them customer and therefore share the profits from the customer purchasing, unless you really like to try tuk-tuk, which is kinda exciting to ride and see the city, take meter yellow cab is better.
When you reach place like the royal temple, people there will tell you cannot enter because you have short pant and slipper, or the monks are currently chanting and performing some ritual, you must come back later after 2 hours or so, they would suggest you to go visit other smaller temple and they are willing to take you there with just minor charge, well this is another trick to send you to holland, they will take you to merchants shop and you end up buying bunch of unnecessary souvenirs.
Wat rakang is the place to go for some cheap and genuine somdej, just go to the market place near the river, the temple is just on the opposite of river, pay like 10 bath to cross the river with boat.
Ya-Nak, the ghost wife, located around 1 hour journey from bangkok, the place named "OnNut" can be reached with LRT.
For foods, try the local hawkers stall on road side, go to the place where you find no westerner but lot of local people, then you can enjoy the most local tasty thai style foods, and its very cheap too.
4 face buddha or Phra Phom, is the reason why im going back to bangkok few weeks later to return wish. Many people there to pray and return wish everyday. Around the area you can also find many big shopping mall can reach with walk distance.
Wat Arun, the ancient temple, aka temple of dawn, worth visiting, breath taking architectural.
If you like exotic place go to watch the underground naked show, usually they will catch your interest with the so called "ping-pong show", well they dont actually perform with ping-pong but you'll get to see some pretty wild live show, lol. Or take the van or taxi to pattaya if you like to watch the shemale show.
There are many places to visit in bangkok, its cheaper to go with travel agency and but if you really like to explore things, be there by yourself, refer to tourist guide and spend few days there to explore and integrated yourself there.
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