About Bangkok
This is a Bangkok guide
Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep which is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official 2000 census population of 6,355,144. Bangkok is in the Asia Region. There are many Bangkok Hotels, plenty of Bangkok Shopping. They are many city guides at the airport.
Bangkok Metropolitan is a fast growing, economically and culturally dynamic city in Southeast Asia. The World Meteorological Organization has dubbed Bangkok the world's hottest large city. Moreover, it is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Bangkok is the wealthiest and most populated city in Thailand. The city is ranked as the 21st most populated city in the world. Take a Bangkok tour to discovery the beauty of Bangkok, or a simple cruise on the Chao Phraya River. Bangkok has a national museum with various artifacts from Thailand.
Bangkok History
Bangkok began as a small trading center and port community, called Bang Makok ("place of olive plums"), serving Ayutthaya, which was the capital of the nation (then known as Siam) until it fell to Burma in 1767. A new capital was then established at Thonburi (now part of Bangkok) on the west side of the river, before King Rama I built his palace on the east bank in 1782 and renamed his city Krung Thep, meaning the "City of Angels". The name Bangkok now refers only to an old district on the Thonburi side of the river, but continues to be used to refer to the entire city by most foreigners for their holiday.
During the last couple years of World War 2 Bangkok was bombed several times by the allied forces because Thailand was allied with Japan.
Bangkok Climate
The Bangkok weather Climate has a tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification system. Bangkok is said to have the highest average temperature of all cities in the world.
Bangkok Tourism
Bangkok is widely considered the main tourist destination in Thailand. It is also the main entry point into Thailand. Bangkok is known for its amazing bars, pubs and nightlife and Entertainment. It was promoted previously by the slogan Amazing Thailand. See the culture arts and crafts of Bangkok, be sure not to miss a Thai boxing match.
Bangkok is a gateway to Patpong,Pattaya, Samui, Hadyai, Chiangmai and Chiangrai. There are plenty of hotel travel and hotel reservation websites.
Bangkok Temples (Wats) and Palaces. Bangkok features hundreds of Bangkok wats that are popular spots for tourists. Wat Arun is one of the main tourist wats. However, the main attraction of Bangkok is undoubtedly the Grand Palace. Visit buddha Ayuttaya.
Bangkok Hotels
Bangkok boasts some of the world's best hotels as well as large numbers of budget and hourly (Love hotels) all over the city. Oriental Bangkok and Shangri-La have consistently figured in Travel and Leisure Magazine's top hotels of the world. Bangkok also has a large number of chain hotels, hostels and guesthouses. These can range anywhere from U.S. Dollars $9-$150+ a night.
Bangkok Shopping
Thailand has a variety of shopping experiences from street markets to malls. Tourists have historically always preferred markets to other forms of shopping. The Chatuchak weekend market is one of the largest shopping destinations in Bangkok. Water markets are gradually disappearing but remain strong tourist attractions as many tours are offered through the canals the market is located on.
Bangkok has traffic issues at certain times of the day, but is compensated by the transportation system of the BTS.
Please make sure you have a Thai visa upon arrival.
Please make sure you have a Thai visa upon arrival.
