Things to do (closed)

Saturday, 11 August 2018

Wang Lang Market

Wang Lang Market was a market I visited and had a coffee on the way to the nearby Forensic Museum.

This market is a small version of many others scattered over Bangkok - apart from it is very close to the Chao Phraya River.

Sunday, 5 August 2018

Walking Routes in Bangkok 3 - Thon Buri

Route Three of the Walking Routes in Bangkok.

Stop 1: Uncle's Noodle Restaurant - this was very busy with the locals

location: https://goo.gl/maps/Qt8S4iqF5KL2

Stop 2: Wat Arun Ratchawaram Rathchaworamawihan OR Wat Arun - The Temple of the Dawn - this is such a beautiful place and has recently been renovated

location: https://goo.gl/maps/U61Kq47RQQ12

Stop 3: Bang Luang Mosque - an impressive place to visit

location: https://goo.gl/maps/T6ermU2C4wF2

Stop 4: Wat Kalayanamit Woramahawihan - wow, next to the river and an enormous bell and a very big seated Buddha

location: https://goo.gl/maps/3UzDyg11yDt

Stop 5: Mae Kuan Yin Shrine ศาลเจ้าเกียนอันเกง - a Taoist Temple, next to the river
location: https://goo.gl/maps/dv3rHNcg2Z82

Stop: Baan Kudichin Museum - a museum and coffee shop devoted to celebrating the ancient Portuguese area

location: https://goo.gl/maps/dv3rHNcg2Z82

Stop 6: The Church of Santa Cruz - a Catholic Church built in 1770

location: https://goo.gl/maps/32a91RGk2om

Stop 7: Wat Prayunwongsawat Worawiharn - with a very large whitewashed stupa
location: https://goo.gl/maps/C7j47zmcqbM2

Stop 8: Guwatil Islam - unfortunately it was closed for renovation
location: https://goo.gl/maps/n6B5DEQ46392

Stop 9: The Princess Memorial Park - it was not open when we visited

location: https://goo.gl/maps/5XeMEskZ4fR2

Stop: Chao Pho Suea Shrine - a small Chinese Shrine

location: https://goo.gl/maps/JQwzcDvAy752

Stop 10: Wat Anongkharam Worawhawiharn
location: https://goo.gl/maps/x4GWL7KbqAo

Stop 11: Wat Phitchaya Yatikaram Worawhawiharn - is a glorious temple and nearly empty!
location: https://goo.gl/maps/4ifGc3oRiBn

Walking Route One in Bangkok - Yaowarat.
Walking Route Two in Bangkok - Nang Leong.
Walking Route in Bangkok - John Bush and more.
Walking Route in Bangkok - Bangkok Dolls and more.
Walking Route Five in Bangkok - Rattanoskin and more.

Thursday, 2 August 2018

Dusit Zoo

Dusit Zoo is somewhere that I can remember visiting when I first visited Thailand in 1985 and I read here that it was founded in 1938.

This does mean that this is very much a traditional 'old school' zoo so some people may not enjoy their visit here wen they see the traditional way that some of the animals are kept.

We arrived early in the morning and the dual pricing for foreigners was clearly present - but today I could not be bothered to argue - I paid the 150 Baht whilst my family paid the 100 Baht. We hired some bicycles so we could cycle around the zoo and we found that this was a very good idea.

Then we decided to join the tour of the zoo in the bus - which was a good idea to know where you wanted to stop - and then got back on our bicycles.

My daughter loved all the animals

and I was happy that the crocodile pen was not over run with them like the crocodile shows in Phuket.

Strange to find a 'Dust Zoo Air-Raid Shelter there - then reading the history about it I found that it was specifically built during the Second World War to protect visitors to the zoo!

"Dusit Zoo was originally a botanical garden called "Khao Din Wana”. King Rama V, during his foreign country visits became impressed of botanical gardens as a place for entertainment and relaxation of people, and so His Majesty advised that a botanical garden should be established in Thailand. In 1895, His Majesty gave royal permission for the garden to be built on land east of Premprachakorn canal, across from Chitrlada Palace." - for more information.

We cycled around the zoo - stopping at each place to look at the animals