The Saturday City: Bangkok, Thailand
The city, which has cut off at first, but then thrilled me Bangkok a bit of everything for everyone. Arrival in Bangkok, people immediate reaction is to love or hate. Few, if any, have mixed opinions about it. The city is full, the pollution is bad, the traffic is endless, and the place seems to operate in the form of controlled chaos. Bangkok is a shock to the senses.
The city after the fall of Ayutthaya was founded in 1767, the new King, Taksin, a capital in an area that was then called Thonburi. When Taksin rule ended in 1782, reconstructed King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke the capital on the eastern bank of the river and gave the city a very long ceremonial name was shortened to its current official name, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, the City of Angels. Over the centuries, the city has grown in the metropolis today.
When I first came to Bangkok, I could not wait to leave. Nothing appealed to me. As a city, there was just a lot, not to be seen. There was an abundance of temples, the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and several shopping centers. But after two days I was ready to leave and never return. When I returned in 07 I spent a night in the backpacker area of Khao San Road, and then left for the beaches.
But Bangkok does have much to offer. I just did not know.
I was looking in the wrong places. I was missing looking for touristy stuff in a city, the tourist things, and so Bangkok never appealed on the party scene of Khao San and Patpong to me. When I decided to learn Thai and settle in Bangkok, it was with a heavy heart. There was nothing to do here. How would I live ?!
I quickly found out how wrong I was.
The longer I stayed in Bangkok, the more the city will be opened and the more I realized that there is always something to do. Above all, it is the social scene. Bangkok has a vibrant nightlife and ex-pat community. For those who join the backpacker crowd, there are the bars of Khao San Road. For another tourist crowds and some racy go-go bars, there are Patpong, an area where all your dreams (or nightmares) come true.
Then there is the ex-pat scene. Bangkok has a lot of ex-pats who cut loose every night. The city has a never-ending supply of ex-pat and after-hours bars packed no matter what day it is. Many of my friends give new meaning to go to work with males. Cheap Charlie, a bar on Soi 11 is filled each day it is open. If it's Wednesday, you can enjoy all ex-pat girls at Coyotes find their free margaritas before people move to the trendy Bed Supper Club. This club is one of Bangkok's "High Society" clubs and has a lot of Bangkok's young, foreign, rich and beautiful. The club is very crowded on weekends.
Bangkok also offers much in the way of culinary delights. The Thais love to eat. Wherever you go in the city of angels, there is at least down a street cart. There are street cars on little tiny streets where no one would go apparently. And if you are hungry at 5:00? There are somewhere around that is open. In fact, even if you wandered into the jungle, you'd probably find food vendors there waiting to feed on you. They are fertile ... and just dish up the best food in Thailand. For as little as 50 cents, you can find the best Pad Thai noodle or curry find. You can put small snacks such as Mango, get spring rolls, or - my personal favorite -. Rodee quai (banana pancakes)
Concerned about food preparation cleanliness? Now, the Thais do it, the food is not sitting around, and there is no place for pests to hide - it's clean, if not cleaner than in a restaurant eating
Street Food is important in Thai , Culture. During lunch and dinner, Thai flood the outdoor street vendors for a quick, cheap and delicious meal. So sit on this plastic stool down and do as the locals do. They are excellent food everywhere in Bangkok in every stable.
For those looking for more of an indoor feel like your options are also limitless. There Soi Nana for Arabic food, Thong Lo for Japanese and Khao San for Western, backpacker fare. Head to May Kaidee the near Khao San for excellent vegetarian Thai, Shoshana Israeli, Senor Pico downtown for excellent (if a little expensive) Mexican or Sunrise Tacos for a few cheap tacos at 5am Then there is Charley Brown, Pomodoro, Tony Romas, witches, and a whole lot more.
Interested in shopping? I can not believe in a better place to shop! There are hundreds of shopping centers here and in Bangkok, a shopping center is not only a shopping center. There is a cinema, restaurant Plaza, a bowling alley, a bar and a grocery. All under one roof. Interested in electronics? There are Pantip Plaza for cheap goods. There is also MBK for cheap mobile phones, video games, and bootleg DVDs. For upscale shops, there are Siam Paragon or Emporium. For cheap clothes, head to the Pratunam Plaza. There is a shopping center here for everything you need.
Then there are all the small street shops that sell what your heart desires and can mouth haggle. Downtown turns into a small night market every evening as sellers all kinds of jewelry and souvenirs come. On weekends there is the immense JJ market, which covers a few football fields and can buy everything from socks to mobile phones at reasonable prices.
So, no, Bangkok has not much touristic sites. It's crowded. There is pollution. But there are also a lot more. Food is ready. There is excitement. There is chaos.
Look over your first impressions of Bangkok, and you are one of the most exciting and vibrant cities in the world.
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