Wat Saket (วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร) is one of the more popularly listed temples to visit in Bangkok, Thailand, alongside with Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Arun and Wat Pho. Here are a lot of pictures I’ve taken on Wat Saket and also a little record on my journey: You can reach Wat Saket by taking bus no. 47 …
Wat Saket วัดสระเกศ (Temple of the Golden Mount) Read More »
Also known as Wat Bowon, this temple is located at Khao San area. Here is what has been written on the orange signboard: This monastery is a first grade royal temple of Ratchaworawhiharn, which was built in the reign of King Rama III, by Somdet Phra Woraratchao Maha Sakdiphollasept during 1824-1832 and this former name …
Wat Bowornnivet วัดบวรนิเวศวิหารราชวรวิหาร in Bangkok Read More »
The Thewet flower market is located about 30 min walk from Khao San area. You can reach there by taking bus no 53 (the staff in the guesthouse had kindly brought me there by bus). It is not as big as the main flower market but as the area is near Khao San, I figured …
Thewet Flower Market ตลาดเทเวศร์ & Chrao Phraya River แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา Read More »
Update: Suan Lum Night Bazaar is no longer there for a few years already as it has been closed down for development project in Bangkok. However, it is nice to see once how the night bazaar looks like: Previously, Suan Lum Night Bazaar is located opposite Lumbini Park. I was able to get there through …
To get to Lumphini Park (known as สวนลุมพินี means Suan Lumphini), you can take a Skytrain to Sala Daeng stop, then switch to MRT (get down and walk a distance to MRT station). Then take MRT to Lumbini Park. Owing to its rapid growth, there are not many large parks such Lumphini park in Bangkok. …
If you are looking for hotel locations, I would strongly suggest that you try to find a hotel in Pratunam ประตูน้ำ area. This is because by staying at a hotel near there, there are lots of shopping places you can visit within walking distance… such as Siam Paragon, Central World Plaza and Platinum Mall. You also …
From the BTS train station, you will be able to see Siam Paragon. After Siam Paragon, you will pass a temple, Wat Patun Waranam / Wat Sapatum. As you turn, you will reach Central World Plaza เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์. It is a shopping complex- lots of shopping complexes are clustered around this area. This photo was taken …
Wat Patun Waranam or Wat Sapatum วัดปทุมวนาราม is a quiet little temple sandwiched in between Siam Paragon and Central World. I visited the temple years ago via public transport. I started the morning by arrving to Siam Square via bus no 15 (pay 7 baht) from the guesthouse. It was early and after breakfast, I went …
