About Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand’s capital is a large city known for ornate shrines and vibrant street life. Also called as City of angels, great city of immortals, the magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra’s behest. Bangkok is a A tale of many markets. Bangkok is the Massage paradise of the World. Bangkok is called the ‘Venice of the East’. The boat-filled Chao Phraya River feeds its network of canals, flowing past the Rattanakosin royal district, home to opulent Grand Palace and its sacred Wat Phra Kaew Temple. Nearby is Wat Pho Temple with an enormous reclining Buddha and, on the opposite shore, Wat Arun Temple with its steep steps and Khmer-style spire. Bangkok has the largest Chinatown with the largest solid gold Buddha statue. All the temples on the Thai Baht coins are located in Bangkok. Bangkok is considered the world’s hottest city. Bangkok has colour coded taxis.