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Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok is both an ancient and a modern city, where the network of canals offset a steady stream of automobile traffic, where the outdoor markets compete with the glittering shopping malls, and where modern buildings rise in the city that grew around the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Bangkok has one of the greatest concentrations of luxury hotels of any city in the world, and, as the capital of Thai cuisine, offers some of the best dining options.
Visitors find that in the midst of the dense mass of people, cars, and constant activity, there is a tradition of a gracious welcoming of them; of caring and taking time to help them feel at home.
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 The Grand Palace
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+66 02 224 1833
Na Phra Lan Road
Bangkok, Thailand
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The Palace covers an area of 218,400 square meters and is surrounded by four walls that are 1,900 meters in length. Wat Phra Kaeo, generally called the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, houses the Emerald Buddha that is the most sacred Buddha image in Thailand. Note: proper dress is required or you will not enter the Palace. Long pants and shirts with sleeves for men; and either pants or a knee-covering skirt and a "decent" blouse for ladies.
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Wat Arun
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+66 02 466 3167
34 Arun Amarin Road
Bangkokyai District, Bangkok, Thailand
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The Wat Arun, better known as the Temple of the Dawn, is one of the best known, and most photographed, landmarks in Bangkok. The 260 foot high, Khmer-style central tower (prang), the centerpiece of the Temple, rises majestically from the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
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Lak Muang Shrine
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+66 02 694 1222
Maha Chai Road
Bangkok, Thailand
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The Lak Muang, or City Pillar, is a small but delightful shrine said to be inhabited by the spirit that protects Bangkok. Countless Thai worshippers come in supplication and with offerings for the guardian deity; some pay professionals to dance in homage or thanks.
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Dusit Zoo
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+66 02 281 0000
71 Rama V Road
Bangkok, Thailand
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Dusit Zoo was the first zoo of Thailand and was originally the private botanical garden of King Chulalongkorn. The zoo is home to over 1,500 animals including mammals, birds, and reptiles. Animal presentations are provided to give visitors an opportunity to get up close and personal with animals and learn about their behavior in their habitats.
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Queen Sirikit National Convention Center
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+66 02 229 3000
60 New Rachadapisek Road
Bangkok, Thailand
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The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) is a sophisticated multi-purpose facility, a world-class meeting venue and a triumph of modern Thai architecture. With a special lakeside setting in the heart of the fastest growing business and financial zone of Bangkok, the QSNCC has easy access to the finest hotels in the city.
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Photo credit: Andaman Graphics Co., Ltd.
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