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Bangkok
is the capital of
Thailand and by
far its largest city with an estimated population of over 11 million.
Bangkok is one of Asia’s
most cosmopolitan cities. Created as the Thai capital in 1782 by the
first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty, Bangkok is a national
treasure house and Thailand’s spiritual, cultural, political,
commercial, educational and diplomatic centre.
Bangkok is the capital of
Thailand and is one of the largest cities in the world. It has the
largest urban area with a population of approximately 8million
registered residents (July 2007). Known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha
Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a fertile township gently
nested along side the Chao Phraya River Delta which was founded more
than 200 years ago in 1768.
Until the early twentieth
century Bangkok was made up of many canals, earning itself the name
‘Venice of East’. Many of these were gradually filled in to create
streets and drainage systems, but some remain albeit severely
polluted. Over the river in Thon Buri many of the canals have survived
and now provide an interesting canal tour, showing how Bangkok once
was.
Bangkok, like many other
metropolis, is full of diversity. What you get from the city depends
entirely on your choice & taste. Some remember it as a shopping haven,
some remember it as a city filled with beautiful temples and shrines,
while others remember it as a city with lucrative sex industry.
Majority of Thais are
Buddhist, from the King and his Royal family to ordinary people.
Anything associated to the Buddha and Buddhism is respected by Thai
Buddhists. Thai people usually give a quick ‘wai’ to Buddhist symbols
such as the shrines, temples, statues and spirit houses. Buddhist
monks are also highly respected as they serve as the representatives
of the Buddha who carry on the teachings in Buddhism. The monks leave
the temple barefoot in the morning to get food from the residents and
walk back to the temple to have their only meal at 11 AM.
  
SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT -
GATEWAY TO BANGKOK BY AIR
Suvarnabhumi Airport is
located about 30km east of Bangkok. On a 3,100 ha site in the Samut
Prakarn province of Thailand.
The correct pronounciation
of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thai is "soo-wan-na-poom" Airport.
Facilities inside the airport include: International credit card
calls, food & beverages, post office, airline offices, airline
lounges,transit hall, internet service, currency exchange, retail
shops, VAT refund.
  
  
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