What a Week: Exploring the Temples of Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
After a rough first day in Bangkok of feeling lost and out of place, I managed to get my act together. I鈥檇 done so much research online but never really made any plans for my day to day activity. So I took a deep breath, and thought 鈥淲hat do I normally do when I visit other countries?鈥� And I realized I usually get a local tourist map, circle all the places I want to go, and then see if there鈥檚 a pattern for walking to them. I pulled out my map (thanks Jen) and began Googling every monument and temple listed. Turns out, most of the popular ones were within walking distance! So I grabbed my daypack and walked out the door feeling like a total tourist and proud of it.
My hotel was located by the Giant Swing which is an easy landmark to find on maps. I鈥檓 not really sure it鈥檚 worth going out of the way to see, but I walked by it almost every day since it鈥檚 right around the corner from where I was staying.
On maps, this temple looks small and kind of unimportant. In reality, it鈥檚 fairly large. Right opposite the Giant Swing, it too is a place I鈥檝e passed multiple times. I鈥檝e noticed that it often looks closed, but you can go inside if it鈥檚 before 3:30 or walk the grounds if it鈥檚 after 3:30. This seems to apply to all the temples I鈥檝e found. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
My hotel was located by the Giant Swing which is an easy landmark to find on maps. I鈥檓 not really sure it鈥檚 worth going out of the way to see, but I walked by it almost every day since it鈥檚 right around the corner from where I was staying.
On maps, this temple looks small and kind of unimportant. In reality, it鈥檚 fairly large. Right opposite the Giant Swing, it too is a place I鈥檝e passed multiple times. I鈥檝e noticed that it often looks closed, but you can go inside if it鈥檚 before 3:30 or walk the grounds if it鈥檚 after 3:30. This seems to apply to all the temples I鈥檝e found. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: What a Week: Exploring the Temples of Bangkok
Guide Location: Thailand » Bangkok
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Michelle Della Giovanna
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Guide Location: Thailand » Bangkok
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Michelle Della Giovanna
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Giant Swing
- Wat Suthat
- Sanamluang
- Wat Phra Kaew
- Grand Palace
- Wat Pho
- Wat Chakrawat
- Wat Indraviharn
- Wat Saket (The Golden Mountain)
- Wat Ratchanadda
- Wat Benchamabophit
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