BANGKOK:BEYOND THE OBVIOUS.
My first visit to southeast Aisa's most beautiful city, Bangkok, was definitely successful-photographically. To say Bangkok is a complex city is an understatement. The Thai capital's buzzing streets are filled with vendors selling clothes, flowers,food-and everything else. The roads are full of surprises, narrow lanes lined on both sides with bustling...
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BANGKOK:BEYOND THE OBVIOUS.
My first visit to southeast Aisa's most beautiful city, Bangkok, was definitely successful-photographically. To say Bangkok is a complex city is an understatement. The Thai capital's buzzing streets are filled with vendors selling clothes, flowers,food-and everything else. The roads are full of surprises, narrow lanes lined on both sides with bustling stalls.
OLD CITY:
After studying city maps and picking up tips from friends, I decided to stay in Chinatown. This is old, vintage Bangkok. Walking down the streets in Chinatown I came across people-eating, cooking, talking, buying and selling and shops-selling everything from gold and herbs to spices and seafood, stacked on trays of ice.
Despite warnings about the crime rate, I found the city surprisingly safe, more organised than it initially appears, with full of hidden gems waiting to be discovered. The saffron-robed monks, beautiful buildings, food, fascinating neon signs and colourful markets come together in a happy coincidence.
PHOTO OPS:
I made sure I took my camera to Grand Palace, Buddhist temples and the busy canals. There are about 400 temples in Bangkok city alone. The temples not to be missed are Wat Phra Keo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). Each of these temples will provide you with many photo ops.
A three-day trip to see the Floating Market at Damneon Saduak and to River Kwai is what I highly recommend. Although the floating market is a tourist trap, it's still worth a visit.
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