Today was my last day in Bangkok. Being a short layover from my Japan trip, I still managed to go to the Maeklong Train Market and Amphawa Floating Market — two attractions I hadn’t been to before. I wondered what else to see before leaving Bangkok. And so I looked at the map and decided to head to Lumphini Gardens, Bangkok’s largest public park.
The easiest way to get to Lumpini park is to take a BTS to Sala Daeng Station and leave via Exit No.6.
But before entering the park, I stopped by Burger King to have lunch.
Burger King doesn’t sell beef burgers back in India, so this would be my last before departing BangkokAfter lunch, I walked across Rama IV Road to the memorial statue of King Rama VI.A map of Lumpini ParkLumphini is a multi-purpose park, popular for cycling, jogging or simply relaxingThere is an artificial lakeWhich has a surprising number of monitor lizardsWho all appear to be an attraction at the parkExcept when they get a little too close to humans… that freaks some of us outThey are the second largest lizards only after the Komodo DragonYou can rent these pedal boats to go for rides across the lakeI walked around some moreLumpini park is a multi-purpose park, with sections for children…… amphitheatres for live performances…and plenty of lawns to relax in the shadeIt was really hot today so I walked closer to the sprinklersI’m guessing this area is popular for wedding photographyThere is a Chinese pavilionIt was scorching hot and I found myself walking towards wherever it was wetOr walking in the shadeBut I was bored and decided to leave
Lumphini Gardens isn’t much of a tourist attraction but if you want to see some greenery away from Bangkok’s concrete city center, or if you want a quiet place to cycle or skateboard around, then this public garden is worth visiting. I took the subway and went to a mall just to kill time before I headed to the airport to catch my flight back to Bangalore.
After seeing the oddity that was the Maeklong Railway Market, the next stop on our tour was Amphawa Floating market. I had been to the more popular Damnoen Saduak floating market back in 2010 but I heard that Amphawa was the floating market that more Thais visit.
It’s also a lot bigger.
After we got out of our tour van, we were told by the guide that we could roam freely for up to an hour or so. We would then meet back to go for a boat ride to see fireflies.
At first glance it didn’t appear as too touristy as Damnoen SaduakBut you realize soon enough that there is no shortage of cafes, eateries and stores largely catering to tourists. There’s a good number of Thai visitors too.You also had shopping centres like this one which sold knick-knacks, souvenirs…… and games like ‘dunk tank a girl’We could pay extra to have a boat take us around the river. I don’t remember how much it was cost per person but it wasn’t too high.The boat cruises along very slowly through these canals
I was chosen to attend the Hexa Experience via Indiblogger last week. The showcase was taking place at White Orchid, a venue inside Manyata Embassy Business Park.
There was quite a crowd. Pretty impressive for a new car launch.
