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Damnoen Saduak
Floating Market
Though designed for tourists, the colorful
sights, aromatic smells, and cheerful banter
of vendors make a visit to this floating
market a delightful experience (see pp26–7).
Rama VIII DUSIT
Rama VIII
DUSIT
Bridge SI AYUTTHAYA Suan Chatuchak
Bridge
RATCHASIMA PHITSANULO Chitrlada Weekend Market
RATCHASIMA
Suan
Chitrlada
RATCHADAMNOEN NOK
SI AYUTTHAYA
WISUTKASAT
WISUTKASAT
BANGPHLAT SAMSEN SAMSEN Royal Bangkok’s biggest market
BANGPHLAT
PHITSANULOK K
Royal
PHRA ATHIT BANGLAMPHU RATCHADAMNOEN NOK LUK LUANG Turf Club offers the chance to pick up
PHRA ATHIT
SI AYUT THAYA
BANGLAMPHU
SI AYUT THAYA
Turf Club
ARUN AMARIN ARUN AMARIN Klao Bridge CHAKRABONGSE PHRA SUMEN DINSO DINSO NAKHON P H I TS A N U LO the pulse of Thai culture
a unique souve nir and feel
Khlong Bangkok Noi
Phra Pin
Khlong Bangkok Noi Phra Pin
LUK LUANG
Klao Bridge
NAKHON
CHAKRABONGSE PHRA SUMEN
SAWAN
SAWAN
SOMDET PHRA PIN KLAO
SOMDET PHRA PIN KLAO
P H I TS A N U LO K K
RATCHATHEWI
PHRA
RATCHADAMNOEN
LAN LUANG
PHRANNOK Sanam RATCHADAMNOEN CHAKKAPHATDI PHONG LAN LUANG RATCHATHEWI in the maze of stalls (see pp28–9).
PHRA
PHRANNOK
PHAYAT HAI- B A NG K HLO E XP RESSWAY
Sanam
P E T C
NAKHON
Luang RACHINI ATSADANG NAKHON Khlong Mahanak P E T C H H A B U R Jim Thompson House
TANAO
Luang
BANTHAT THONG A B U R I I
Chao Phraya Chao Phraya RATTANAKOSIN FUANG NAKHON FUANG NAKHON TI THONG TI THONG WORA CHAK WORA CHAK SOI SUAN SOI SUAN MALI 1 MALI 1 BAMRUNG MUANG PHAYAT HAI- B A NG K HLO E XP RESSWAY of Thai t
Khlong Mahanak
POM PRAP
POM PRAP
RACHINI
NA PHRA LAN TANAO SATTRU PHAI KR UN G K A S E M KR UN G K A S E M BANTHAT THONG This complex is a fine ex ample
NA PHRA LAN
SATTRU PHAI
KALAYANA MAITRI
ATSADANG
CHAKKAPHATDI PHONG
KALAYANA MAITRI
RATTANAKOSIN
PHLAB PHLA CHAI
BAMRUNG MUANG
THAI WANG CHAROEN KRUNG LUANG PHLAB PHLA CHAI house remains as it was in the days
THAI WANG
LUANG
CHAROEN KRUNG
BANTHAT THONG RA MA I I
of Jim Thompson, the man who made
SUAPA
(NEW ROAD)
SUAPA
(NEW ROAD)
LUA NG G
LUA N
National
National
Stadium
Stadium
PHAHURAT
PHAHURAT CHINATOWN Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem R O N G M U A N G G R O N G M U A N BANTHAT THONG RA MA Thai silk world-famous (see pp30–31).
PHAHURAT
PHAHURAT
CHAK PHET
CHINATOWN
MAHATHAT
MAHATHAT
SANAM CHAI
SANAM CHAI
ARUN AMARIN
ARUN AMARIN
BANGKOK TRI PHET TRI PHET CHAK PHET YAOWARAT MAITRI CHIT
BANGKOK
MAITRI CHIT
YAI Memorial
YAI
R AM A IV
R AM A IV
YAOWARAT
Memorial
SAMPHAN
Bridge Phra Pok SAMPHAN
Phra Pok
Bridge
THAWONG
Klao Bridge THAWONG
Klao Bridge
0 km 40 Ayutthaya
1 0 kilometers 1 1
0 kilometers
0 miles 40 Nong Noi
0 miles
9 0 miles 1 1
Chatuchak 305
Weekend Market
Bangkok
Damnoen Saduak
Floating Market 7
35 Samut
Sakhon
Samut
Songkhram Chonburi
Bangkok’s Canals
Boats were once the city’s main
mode of transport. Tour the canals west Wat Arun Ayutthaya
of the Chao Phraya River to glimpse a With its five The ancient
vanishing lifestyle (see pp20–21). distinctive prangs city of Ayutthaya is
(towers), which are often easily visited in a day.
used as a logo of the city, Its huge, crumbl ing
this temple played an chedis (stupas) and
im por tant historical role bliss ful Bud dha
in the development of images give an idea
Bangkok and re mains of the splen dor of
one of its most attractive this former capi tal
sights (see pp32–3). (see pp34–5).
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