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Bangkok Tours- Window to History, Art and Culture of Thailand!

Written by Emma D'suza

Topic: TravelPublished January 24, 2012
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Visiting Thailand is a task of enormous effort, as you ought to miss too many important places in your rush to accomplish the tour in little time. Focusing on one of the major city would do well if you limit yourself with time and that would be Bangkok. While in Bangkok Tours, Most of sights are found on the island of Rattanakosin. Then there are hundreds of temples in Bangkok. Out of all these, the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun stand out. Emerald Buddha is the most sacred image found in one of these buildings. You can also find the world's largest reclining Buddha image nearby Wat Pho. This image can be found as the logo of the Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT). While heading back to Rattanakosin, you would find still more major temples including the Golden Mount, Wat Suthat and Wat Ratchanaddaram while enjoying Bangkok travel.

Dusit Palace in Dusit is built by King Rama V to escape the heat of the Grand Palace. Its main structure is the Vimanmek Mansion. Ban Kamthieng in Sukhumvit, M.R. Kukrit's Heritage Home in Silom and the Suan Pakkad Palace in Phahonyothin are also make a nice experience during Bangkok Travel. Rattanakosin's museums mostly oriented to history and culture that includs the National Museum, the Museum of Siam and the King Prajadhipok Museum. Also, you might want to visit the National Gallery or The Queen's Gallery, or one of its numerous smaller galleries to know about art of the city. Bangkok Tours also features Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Siam Square for organizing temporary art exhibitions throughout year.

Then there is Lumphini Park in Silom that prides for being largest park in central Bangkok. Tourists can also go to Santichaipraka
Park that is a fun park along the Chao Phraya River. Built around the 18th-century, Phra Sumen Fort with a nice view on the modern Rama VIII. It is some of the main attractions of Bangkok Tours. Among others, Zoos and animal farms are also popular among tourist here. Also there is the Queen Saovabha Institute Snake Farm in Silom, an important part of Bangkok travel. Other family attractions include Siam Ocean World in Siam Square. Visiting it come for a high price somewhat but at the same time it allows the tourist to see the largest aquarium in Southeast Asia.

With the interesting sites to see, Bangkok Tours is a nice option if you are struggling with your itinerary. Bangkok travel can let you time in history and art of Thailand and that time would seem limitless!

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