Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a city filled with a mix of people hailing from different and diverse culture. Along with the motivating force of the Thai economy, Bangkok owns the large forest park between Yannawa and Samut Prakan, and with various other green lands. Thus, many foreigners get pick out some of the best Bangkok holiday Packages and enjoy a moment of lifetime over here. This is an amazing place to visit, as the city is a tourist site that is alive and vibrant. It is a city where tradition and modernity intertwine together and a place where people from all countries and cultures co-exist harmoniously together. With the friendliness and warmth of Thai people, you will have an incredible travel experience in Bangkok. You will never fall short of special events in Bangkok as there is plenty of delicious food, plenty of fine art, plenty of attractions and lots and lots of amazing things to do while in the city.
10 Amazing Things To Do In Bangkok;
1; Eating at the world’s largest Restaurant; Little did many know that they can eat at the world largest restaurant while on a visit to the city of Bangkok? Bangkok is the home to what was alleged the “World’s largest restaurant” The Royal Dragon Chinese style seafood restaurant, which has the capacity to accommodate up to five thousand people at a time, and with a work force of over one thousand people.
This is a first class international restaurant with modern facilities and other state of the art equipment at the comfort of every customer. The restaurants has range of life seafood as well as others cuisine, such Asian, Europeans and other continental dishes to allow to experience Asian foods at it best , while also satisfying your appetite.
2; Consider a Visit to the Pathology and Forensic Museums; If your vision of a museum is a pretty display of artistic or cultural artifacts, then perhaps the Bangkok Forensic Museum is not for you. This is a strange museum with different concept to the usual museum we are all used to. This museum is located inside a hospital called Siriraj. It is a sinister exhibition center, best for the morbid or for travellers or researches that are searching for something extremely unusual.
This museum has a room with the display of babies affected by genetic disorders, each preserved in formaldehyde, while there are older rooms dedicated to all kinds of parasites, their origin and how they affect the human organs. The list is endless.
3; Seek For Good Luck Charm at Amulet Markets; The Grand Palace Amulet Market is an interesting sight for curious tourist and travellers. Though place is not a tourist attraction in any way. It is meant for Buddhist and people from all parts of the world who are in search of fame, wealth and good luck charm.
This is a place to visit, whether you want the best in your business pursuit, seeking for future partner, want success in politics ambition, want to pass exams or seeking fortune at the highest level. All you will be required to do is to examine the Buddha amulets under magnifying glasses and you are set to begin a new life.
4; Have a Taste of Thai Dance-Drama; The culture and tradition of the people of Bangkok is a thing people can not ignore or neglect, because of its richness and diversity. Thai dance drama is a classical dance drama that happens to be a symbol of the quality of sacred rites and Thai thespians believe they must succumb to their characters’ spirit. Before every show, cast and crew convene for a wai khru rite to honor their masters. Many times daily, devotees will thank the spirit of two particular gods by commissioning resident dancers to do an excerpt of Lakhon Chatri, a typically slow, mannered dance derived from the Malay-influence Manohra repertoire.
5; Cruise the ‘Venice of the East; Tourist always regard cruising on boat even just for a few hours as a rewarding experience while on visit to Bangkok. Though the Venice of the East is slightly not relevant again, since most the city’s canals have now be taking over by industries, road and housing estate. But despite this, cruising is still an integral part of the city and visitors can still avail this opportunity to cruise their way round Venice of the east and have enjoy the best of their time
A nice way to enjoy the best of your time, in Bangkok, as the longer you spend on sea, the greater the value and rewards. A half day cruising will enable you to see the mostly urban canals of Thonburi, while a full day at sea will take you upriver and into a rustic canalscape of old school and traditional set up.
6; Make a gigantic advertisement banner with the help of a Ghost Skyscraper; There is a ghost skyscraper in the city of Bangkok that goes by the name Sathorn Unique. This is a fifty storey skyscraper which was left abandoned in 1997 during the economic crisis of the country. Though, this concrete monolith was supposed to be a luxurious and eye catching residence in the city, but its story is just like that of an isolated city, deserted and totally forgotten by the government.
However, this ghost skyscraper has now become a part of the city’s everyday life, because of its strategic location, as people and companies now make use of it as a support for their gigantic advertising banner, anytime there is a need to erect big and gigantic advertisement banners within its vicinity.
7; Temple of Dawn Climbing; Catching a glimpse of places of historical value in Bangkok is an amazing thing to do in the city. But climbing the temple of dawn is exceptional. This is an awe inspiring sight worth checking out. The view of the city’s landmark from the top of the temple is as impressive in the distance as it is up close.
Climbing to the top of the hill will allow you to glance the city at it best by giving you a panorama view of Bangkok. The place has an imposing spire of more than seventy meters in heights, intricately decorated with Chinese porcelain and tiny pieces of very beautiful colored glass. However, visitors need to be aware that there is a code of conduct for dressing when visiting or climbing this temple of historical value.
8; A Visit To A Popular Snake Farm ; You will be amaze to know that there is a Snake farm in Bangkok where you can actually see several hundreds of different species of snakes and possibly learn how to prepare antivenin from venomous snakes to treat snake bites for humans. This place is called queen saovabha memorial, snake farm, located at the Thai Red Cross Institute In Bangkok.
This institute was founded in the year 1923, is fast becoming a very popular institute that specializes in the husbandry of venomous snakes, the extraction and research of snake venom. And while in addition to this, the place also has regular snake performances which will be of interest to you.
9; Experience Traditional Thai massage; Obviously, a trip to Bangkok is never completed without a share of the traditional Thai massage. It is safe to say, that after all that climbing, jogging, walking sightseeing, your muscles and whole of the will required the need of a thorough traditional Thai massage to help straighten your nerves and bring the body back to shape.
This special massage focuses on pressure points and circulations, and works by prompting the overall wellness as well as muscular flexibility of the body and thus leaving you feeling revived and totally relaxed. The massage is available in most guest house and hotels across the city.
10; Shopping; Bangkok is widely known to be a shopper’s paradise, with varieties of products available at the comfort of all buyers. You can shop for the best from the various mega malls, street stalls, boutique, as well as artifact stores. Products ranging from artifact, clothes, shoes, jewelries, foods, drinks, aquariums and not to talks of traditional attires and fabrics are all available at various stores at reasonable prices.
And for a once in lifetime shopping experience, visitors can try the Siam paragon mall and have share of the most luxurious designer brands you can imagine, while also shopping at the central world Siam mall for varieties of more affordable, but on trend, brands could be a wise decision. A visit to these two places will not only enable you to shop for the best, but will also allow you have a view of the popular {Siam Ocean World} which happens to be the biggest aquarium in southeast Asia.