Bangkok - Riverside, Silom & Lumphini
The Silom is Bangkok’s de facto financial district, while adjacent Th Sathon is home to many of the city’s embassies. Incongruously, lower Th Silom functions as Bangkok’s lush gaybourhood. The Riverside area is significantly less flashy, and is great for an aimless wander among old buildings.
- confront your fear of snakes at Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute
- end the day (or start the night) with a dinner cruise on Mae Nam Chao Phraya
- relax Bangkok-style among the exercisers and exercise-observers in Lumphini Park, the ‘lungs of the city’
Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Explore: Riverside, Silom & Lumphini, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping and Sports & Activities.
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