the National Museum’s hoard of exquisite works of art. Once those cultural essentials have been seen,including Wat Benjamabophit (the “Marble Temple”),
For livelier things to do, explore the dark alleys of Chinatown’s bazaars or head for the water: the great Chao Phraya River, which breaks up and adds zest to the city’s landscape, is the backbone of a network of canals that remains fundamentally intact in the west-bank Thonburi district. Inevitably the waterways have earned Bangkok the title of “Venice of the East”