Bangkok Information...

Bangkok means "the City of Angels" and was made the capital in the year 1782 AD by order of King Rama I. Bangkok is a large and modern metropolis, comlete with luxury hotels, mega-shopping centers, and two fully-modern airports.

Shopping Centers

Bangkok is a shopper's paradise. Some of the many major shopping centers in Bangkok include:

1. Pratunam Center

2. Baiyoke Tower

3. Platinum Fashion Mall

4. Central World

One of the most popular shopping hubs in Bangkok is the Siam area. This area contains many shopping malls such as Siam Discovery, Siam Center, Siam Paragon (a luxury shopping mecca with high-class brands), and MBK Shopping Center (a mega shopping center with 8 floors with everything you can think of).

Other popular chain malls include Robinson, Central, Zen, and many more. Silom road is also the commercial district and Bangkok's version of New York's Wall Street with numerous cafes, fancy restaurants, and beautiful avenues.

Places of Interest

Some other points of interest in Bangkok include, but are not limited to:

1. Rose Garden

2. Crocodile Farm

3. Chao Phraya River cruises (romantic dinner cruises)

4. Safari Open Zoo

5. Theme parks including Dream World and Siam Park

6. River Kwai

7. The Ancient City

8. The Grand Palace

9. Various Buddhist temples scattered throughout the city

Bangkok has more than 26,000 Buddhist temples (wat) within the city limits, the three most significant of those are The Golden Buddha, The Sleeping Buddha, and The Marble Buddha.