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- Discovering Bangkok
Discovering Bangkok
The capital city of Thailand, with eight million inhabitants living within it, is a fascinating, exciting and incredible city. Let's discover some things to see, to do and to eat in Bangkok!1- Take a trip around Chatuchak Market
With over 8000 stalls covering 27 acres of space this is one of the largest markets in the world. Open every Saturday and Sunday it attracts nearly 200,000 visitors a day, you will find everything you could ever imagine for sale here and mostly at local prices rather than tourist prices, it is certainly worth picking up a map before you go to avoid you being lost in the market for hours.
2- Visit the Reclining Buddha
Wat Pho is the home to the Reclining Buddha which stands at fifteen metres tall and forty six metres long, the feet alone are over five meters. The whole statue is covered in gold. Inside the temple there are 108 bowls representing 108 positive actions made by Buddha on his way to illumination.
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3- Wat Arun
There are more than 31,000 Buddhist temples spread out across Thailand. 79 metres tall, this temple is named after Aruna, the God of Dawn. The tower is covered in ceramic tiles and coloured porcelain making for an incredible sight when you catch it in the right light. The temple itself is guarded by a pair of mythical giants that keep watch over it.
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4- Pad ka prao
One of the most popular and widely available Thai street food dishes is pad ka prao, a choice of meat stir fried with lots of garlic, chilies and basil.
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The capital city of Thailand, with eight million inhabitants living within it, is a fascinating, exciting and incredible city. Bangkok will not disappoint you.
