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Bangkok Freestyle ! the Perfect Companion to Discover Bangkok – on Your Own Terms! Table of Contents ! Bangkok FreeStyle ! The perfect companion to discover Bangkok – on your own terms! Table of Contents ! Chapter 1 - Introduction 1. Eyes Wide Open in Bangkok 2 2. Bangkok Map Overview 3 3. Siam and Thai Culture Today 4 4. The Thai Language 5 - 6 Chapter 2 - Transportation 1. Exuberant, Exhilarating … (infuriating) 8 2. BTS / Skytrain (Bangkok Mass Transit Network) 9 3. MRT / Metro (Metropolitan Rapid Transit) 10 4. Airport Rail Links 11 5. Chao Phraya Express Boats 12 6. Long-Tail Public Boats to BangYai 13 7. Long-Tail Boat Hire 14 8. City Khlong & Canal Boat 15 9. Tuk-tuk(s) 16 10. Motorcycle Taxies 17 11. Car Taxies 18 12. Central Train Station / Hua Lamphong 19 - 20 13. City Buses 21 - 22 14. Airports 23 - 24 Chapter 3 - Ratannakosin 1. Bangkok / Krungthep & Ratannakosin 26 2. Amulet Market 27 3. Mahathat Road & Wat Mahathat 28 4. Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaeo 29 5. Wat Pho & Temple of the Reclining Buddha 30 6. Wat Arun / Temple of Dawn 31 7. Banglamphou & KhaoSan Road 32 - 33 8. Royal Barge Museum 34 9. Wat Saket / Golden Mount 35 10. Dusit & Royal Household (North of Ratannakosin) 36 (page 1 of 4)! Bangkok FreeStyle ! The perfect companion to discover Bangkok – on your own terms! Table of Contents ! Chapter 4 - South of Ratannakosin 1. Memoria Bridge & ChinaTown 38 2. ChinaTown 39 3. Wat Traimit 40 4. Phahurat & Fabric Market 41 5. The Flower Market / Pak Khlong Talat 42 - 43 6. Touts & Beggars 44 - 45 Chapter 5 - East of Ratannakosin 1. Silom 47 2. Silom Road 48 3. Lumpini Park / Suan Lumpini 49 4. Snake Farm 50 5. Prestigious Hotels 51 6. Jim Thompson House 52 7. Suan Pakkad Palace 53 8. Nightlife in Heaven 54 9. Nightlife: PatPong & Sukhumvit 55 - 56 10. Kathoey 57 Chapter 6 - Shopping: … Bangkok is best! 1. Central Shopping Area 59 2. Central World 60 3. Siam Paragon 61 4. Siam Center 62 5. Siam Discovery 63 6. MBK / Mah Boon Krong 64 7. Gaysorn 65 8. Rajadamri Road 66 9. Platinum Fashion Mall 67 10. Pantip Plaza 68 11. Chatuchak / J-Js 69 12. Asiatique, a Night Bazaar on the RiverFront 70 13. Wang Lang Market on Chao Phraya 71 14. Patravadi Theater & Restaurant 72 15. More shopping venues 73 (page 2 of 4)! ! Bangkok FreeStyle ! The perfect companion to discover Bangkok – on your own terms! Table of Contents ! Chapter 7 = Spirit Houses & Shrines 1. Spirit Houses & Shrines 75 - 76 2. Erawan Shrine 77 3. Trimutri Shrine 78 4. Ganesha Shrine 79 6. Ligam Fertility Shrine 80 Chapter 8 = Health & Wellness 1. Health & Wellness in Thailand 82 2. Wat Pho - Medical & Massage School 83 3. Meditation and Yoga 84 4. Wellness Spas 85 5. Exotic Thai Fruits 86 6. Food in Thailand 87 7. Thai-Cooking Schools 88 - 89 8. Medical Treatment / Hospitals 90 - 91 - 92 Chapter 9 = Five Days in Bangkok 1. Making the Most of Your Time 94 2. Discovery-Days Synopsis 95 - 99 3. The River Rat 100 - 104 4. Boats, boats, boats 105 - 110 5. Weekend in Bangkok – Saturday 111 - 116 6. Weekend in Bangkok – Sunday 117 - 121 7. Serious Shopping 122 - 128 (page 3 of 4)! Bangkok FreeStyle ! The perfect companion to discover Bangkok – on your own terms! Table of Contents ! Chapter 10 - West of Ratannakosin 1. The Intrepid Traveler 130 - 131 2. Floating Markets 132 3. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market 132 4. Wat Lam Phaya Floating Market 132 5. Amphawa Floating Market & Village 133 6. Mahachai Railroad : Bangkok to Samut Songkhram 134 7. Phra Pathom Chedi & the Golden Land 135 8. Phuttha Monthon & the Wiharn Museum 136 9. Axis Road & the Thai Human Imagery Museum 137 10. Wat Sampran / Dragon Temple 138 11. Sampran Riverside / Rose Garden 139 12. Bicycle Tours 139 - 140 Chapter 11 - Other Worlds … 1. Just Beyond Bangkok 142 2. Venice of the East 143 - 145 3. Ko Pak Kret / Ko Kret Pottery Island 146 4. Phra Pradaeng / Kra Jao 147 - 148 5. Ayutthaya 149 6. Bang Pa-In & Summer Palace 150 7. Crocodile Farm 151 Chapter 12 - More Secrets … 1. More Secrets 153 2. Inspirational People 154 3. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej 154 – 155 4. Places to Remember 156 - 157 5. Festivals & the Thai Calendar 157 - 158 6. Movie Theatres 158 7. Arts & Galleries 159 - 160 8. Museums 160 - 161 9. Restaurants 161 - 162 10. Hotels 163 - 164 11. Organizations 165 12. Publications 166 13. Appreciation 167 Acknowledgements 168 Chapter ! 1 Introduction! Introduction 1. Eyes Wide Open in Bangkok 2 2. Bangkok Map Overview 3 3. Siam and Thai Culture Today 4 4. The Thai Language 5 - 6 ! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chapter 1 1. Eyes Wide Open in Bangkok ! Bangkok FreeStyle offers you the opportunity to learn about and visit Introduction Bangkok in a manner quite unlike guidebooks of the past. We provide an overview and point in different directions, we also provide background information on most subjects so that it is easier to identify those places that ! would be of special interest too you. Each subject has web-links that can ! ! supply more in-depth information. ! ! We know Bangkok very well and have worked to provide you with the ! essential (it is our computers that have been bombarded with the scams and junk). The website links throughout this book all provide the information that we indicate. Additionally, inter-linked-subjects in the iBook are indicated like this: chapter 12 @more secrets - so that can move easily among topics of interest to you. The lower-left side of each page/screen has 12 numbers, touching one of them will take you to that chapter. Touching the Bangkok FreeStyle logo, top-left side of screen will take you to the table of contents. Bangkok FreeStyle can also be searched using the iBook’s powerful search tool. Please give it a try; hold your finger on the word skytrain for two seconds; on the pop-up menu touch search; a new pop-up menu will then offer multiple options… The perfect tool for discovery in Bangkok. The photos on each page are closely related to the text – that is, anyone in that location/situation would see something similar. Therefore, the content of each page IS the photo-caption. Our goal is to help you spend more time enjoying Bangkok and less time searching! All effort has been made to assure that the information we are providing is correct. However, Bangkok is a young and dynamic city, growing and changing daily. Your comments/feedback will be much appreciated as it will help us to continually update and assure that Bangkok FreeStyle always has the best up-to-date information: [email protected] Readers that have purchased Bangkok FreeStyle will be offered updated iBooks free, when they are available in the iBookStore of original purchase. ! Soon we will also be publishing two new books: • Frontier Town on the Mekong 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Jungle Outposts These will be followed by books about other places and subjects of interest 7 8 9 10 11 12 on this vibrant IndoChina Peninsula: www.indochinapeninsula.org Chapter 1 2. Bangkok Map Overview ! Introduction Bangkok is a huge megalopolis of over 15 million people. The goal of Bangkok FreeStyle is to provide you information about parts of this city that will be of greatest interest. When possible, the subjects are grouped in regions so that it ! will be easier to visit and to enjoy the experience. ! ! ! This Bangkok Map Overview will help as a “starter”. The chapter/subject areas (used throughout Bangkok FreeStyle) are indicated, as well as important physical ! features – Airports, Chao Phraya River, etc.. ! ! Within the chapter/subjects there are more detailed maps relating to that region ! of Bangkok. Keep in mind that you can pinch-open the maps for easier reading, ! however, these maps should be used only as a general indicator of where the ! subjects are located, especially in relation to each other. ! ! The maps in chapter 2, with public transportation, are especially helpful because ! - first it is important to decide which is the best transportation to use to arrive at your destination. Throughout Bangkok a rather unique address-system is used, ! for example, you will discover the following: “beside the temple”, “at the pier ! on the river”, “near the bridge”, etc. Street names and numbers have less ! importance than in many other major cities – when you are close to your ! destination, then the local-community serves as the GPS navigation system! ! ! When more information is desired, we suggest that you use one of the numerous ! iPad/tablet Apps with maps and modern navigation systems. The following two ! are leaders in this technology - providing details about Bangkok streets: • Google Maps: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-places-for-google- maps/id492861440?mt=8 • Sygic South-East Asia: www.sygic.com/en Once the basics are in your iPad/tablet, wi-fi connection is no longer needed, the GPS system will pin-point you and it can even indicate which direction you are facing! Figuring out the directions can be more difficult than in other parts of the world (the sun always seems to be overhead)! ! There are also a wide variety of paper-maps available in kiosks and bookstores throughout Bangkok. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Knowing how Bangkokians navigate, and keeping a general overview of transportation options, will most likely save you trouble - and surely add more 7 8 9 10 11 12 time for “discovery” in this tropical city. Chapter 1 ! 3. Siam and the Thai Culture Today Introduction The Land of Smiles – this lovely slogan from the tourist department has much more to it than what meets the eye.
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