| Â | | | | business roads like the Sukhumvit Road |
| | | | which includes high-rise business buildings, |
| Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area | | | | apartments, and shopping malls, Sukhumvit |
| and primate city of Thailand. The city's mix | | | | Road is where many foreigners like to come |
| of Thai, Chinese, Indian, Buddhist, Muslim | | | | shopping. Bangkok is Thailand's major tourist |
| and Western culture combined with the driving | | | | gateway, which means that the majority of |
| force of the Thai economy makes it gradually | | | | foreign tourists arrive in Bangkok. The city |
| more nice-looking to foreigners both for | | | | boasts some of the country's most visited |
| business and happiness and has made the city | | | | chronological venues such as the Grand |
| the world's top tourist objective. A river | | | | Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun. There are |
| journey in Bangkok provides a very different | | | | numerous projects to maintain Bangkok's |
| viewpoint of life in the city on the banks of | | | | momentous sites in the Rattanakosin area and |
| the Chao Phraya River, an aspect you can't | | | | river districts. Wat Pho, which houses the |
| get from the usual Bangkok city tour. | | | | Temple of the Reclining Buddha or Wat Phra |
| | | | Chetuphon, is located behind the Temple of |
| Bangkok's nightlife has a status for life | | | | the Emerald Buddha in the Grand Palace. |
| form natural and noisy. But at the same time | | | | Thailand has a variety of shopping |
| it's comfortable, secure, agreeable and great | | | | experiences from street markets to world |
| fun! Quickly establishing itself as Asia's | | | | class luxury malls. |
| capital of cool, Bangkok's miscellaneous | | | | |
| nightlife panorama facial appearance | | | | Tourists have in times gone by always |
| everything from excellent live music and good | | | | preferred markets to the other forms of |
| jazz clubs to ultra cool bars, trendy clubs | | | | shopping. The Chatuchak weekend market is one |
| and great restaurants - and goes far beyond | | | | of the largest shopping destinations in |
| its once-upon-a-time seedy and mischievous | | | | Bangkok. Bangkok offers a widely varied |
| image. The traveler can find Bangkok by night | | | | nightlife. Like nearby Pattaya, the city is |
| as a careless place to relax with a drink, | | | | notorious for some concentrations of massage |
| enjoy a straight dinner while listening to a | | | | parlous, go-go bars and karaoke places, with |
| live jazz performance, take a dinner cruise | | | | Pat pong, Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza being the |
| on a traditional teak rice barge down the | | | | main areas catering to male tourists. This |
| Chao Phraya river in the moonlight or enjoy a | | | | has led Bangkok to be called 'The World's |
| conventional dance presentation at the | | | | Biggest Whorehouse'. Millions of people from |
| Patravadi Theatre, where conventional and | | | | all corners visit Thailand every year to |
| fashionable theatre elements are included | | | | enjoy its nightlife, which led to the growth |
| into something quite unique and Thai. Bangkok | | | | of new hotels clubs and bars. In many |
| is known for its large green sections within | | | | nightclubs in Bangkok, you will see dance |
| the city centre, including the large forest | | | | very sensual. Nightclubs, nightclubs, taverns |
| park between Yannawa and Samut Prakan. The | | | | and offer customers all sorts of alcoholic |
| Stock Exchange of Thailand is located in | | | | beverages. A section keen for the Pat pong |
| Bangkok with over 500 listed companies. | | | | nightlife is, in most of this district, you |
| | | | can also visit the interesting Nana Plaza. |
| Bangkok also includes many shopping and | | | | |