Bangkok

Are you looking for the best tourist place of the world? Think about Bangkok that is turned as most demanding city in the world these days. Bangkok is a capital city of Thailand known for huge population and attractive tourist destinations. The land area of Bangkok is around 1,568.7 sq kms. 

People from Thailand and abroad nations are regularly reaching to Bangkok for their holidays. The reason behind such demand is the city is holding best attraction points. Every tourist place is having limited areas for people but in Bangkok there are countless things to do like you can enjoy the 10 floating markets, you can take pleasure by visiting Grand Palace of the city or you can go for 17 rooftop bars. If you are planning to visit this city for 1 or 2 weeks then you won’t be able to enjoy whole city in such short period. Minimum 3 weeks are required to visit the maximum places of Bangkok. Some key destinations are described in this short note so that you can plan your trip accordingly. 

The best 10 must do places of Bangkok: 

Wat Arun temple: a holy place that is known as Wat Arun is first place to start. 

Wat Prakeaw and Grand Palace: most important spots of Bangkok are Grand palace and Wat Prakeaw of Old city. Construction of this palace was done in 1782. Royal family of Thai king spends their 150 years in Grand Palace. Visitors can enter and learn the tradition of Thailand as the palace is having countless unique collection of ancient period. 

Bangkok Floating Market: enjoy the shopping on water as there are many floating markets in Bangkok. 

Bangkok Chinatown: a colorful place of Bangkok is next spot for voyagers. This place is known as Chinatown a most enjoyable area crowded with the small stalls. If you visit the place at the time of Chinese New Year you will be surprised by watching events conducted by local people. Vegetarian Festival is also the special moment in Bangkok Chinatown. 

Wat Pho: it’s an old city area in Bangkok popular for customary Thai massage. The harbors of Wat Pho are full of attractive collection of wall paintings, messages and statues.  

River: the most exciting river spots such as Chao Phraya, Waterways Chao Phraya and Waterways are other best destinations of Bangkok city. Each river site is having charming scenery, lush green gardens and scenic areas. 

Chatuchak Weekend Market: it’s a wholesale market but traders are also buying stuffs from it. You can do shopping from this area if you need something memorable item. On weekends around 200,000 people are visiting to this market for various reasons. 

Khao San Road in Bangkok: a point or the collision center of Bangkok is next spot for visitors. Where the East greets and Khao San Road meets is the best spot for visitors. 

Soi Cowboy: a place that was named after the hat-wearing cowboy of Africa-America region. He was the person to open the first bar in this area in early phase of 1970. 

Jim Thompson’s House: last but not least spot for tourist is Jim Thompson’s house. Thai silk and dying art are main factors for visitors in this house. 

Many other spots of Bangkok are:

Floating Markets: Damnoen Saduak market, Amphawa market, Talin Chan market, Khlong Lat Mayom market, and Bang Nam Pheung market are best places to purchase products. 

If you like to visit unusual things than best 10 sights of Bangkok will fulfill your desire. The 10 unusual spots are Ploenchit, Erawan Museum, Robot Building Sathorn, David Beckham Temple, Forensic Museum Riverside, Bangkok Elephant, and Dragon Tower at Wat Samphran, Bangrak Fire Station, and Bangkok Giant Swing. 

Best 17 Rooftop bars: Vertigo at Banyan Tree Moon Bar, Park Society at Sofitel, Sky Bar, 360 rooftop bar, Octave Rooftop Bar, Cloud 47 Rooftop Bar, Red Sky at Centara, Balco Bar, Long Table Restaurant, Distil Rooftop Bar, Bluesky - Centara Grand, Above Eleven, Zense Siam, L'appart, Scarlett Wine Bar, Speakeasy, and Baiyoke Sky Hotel. 

Bangkok is full of unlimited spots for travelers and you can easily enjoy each place by spending more than a week of your holidays. 

Best 10 things that you can do in Bangkok Chinatown are Bank of Hell, Get Lost Down, Visit the Crocs, Eat Street, Largest Gold Buddha Statue, Panoramic View of Chinatown, Grand China Princess, Thieves Market, Chinese Medicine store, Old Siam food Plaza and buying Gold at Yaowarat. 

Among all tourist places some are most demanding and people are reaching these spots frequently:

The Grand Palace: a must see place of Bangkok is Grand Palace. The dazzling and stunning Grand Palace of the city is certainly most popular landmark. 

Jim Thompson House: a museum known as Thompson house is the best example of Thai structural design and art. 

Wat Phra Kaew: it’s a holy place and famous for Buddha shrine. It is one of the important temples of Thailand. 

Wat Arun: one more holy spot known as shrine of Dawn is next tourist place of Bangkok. River Chao Phraya side is best place in this spot. 

Attaining Bangkok:

By Air: Bangkok airport is properly linked to big cities of Thailand. It is also having the international airport so that abroad visitors can also attain to city with no worries. The 2 airports of the city such as Suvarnabhumi Airport (25 km) and Don Mueang Airport (24 km) are available for travelers. Suvarnabhumi Airport is basically used for domestic airlines where the other airport is connected to different nations. 

By Train: train network in Thailand is properly managed by the administration. Trains to Cambodia, Malaysia, and Laos are available from Bangkok. Major railway station of Bangkok city is Hua Lamphong. Thornburi Station of Bangkok is majorly used for nearby stations so travelers are getting good chance to enjoy the local areas of the city as well. 

By Bus: road connectivity of the city is also properly managed. If you have planned to hire a car or taxi from nearby places of Bangkok city then you are definitely going to enjoy the journey. State buses are available from different areas of Thailand such as Pattaya, Phuket, Krabi and Ko Samui. Bangkok is having 3 key bus terminals such as NBT (Northern Bus Terminal), EBT (Eastern Bus Terminal) and SBT (Southern Bus Terminal).

Colombo - Sri Lankan City

Colombo is one of the biggest cities of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is well-known country having beautiful tourist spots. Colombo city is situated towards the west coast of capital Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. Colombo is also referred as the capital city of Sri Lanka, though Sri Jayewardenepura is the satellite metropolitan of Sri Lanka. Colombo is the busiest city of the nation having vibrant life.  The colonial buildings at the Colombo are special things to watch. The average population of Colombo is around 752,993. Earlier this city was also known as the political capital of country.

This largest harbor city of Sri Lanka is having East-West sea sides known for different commerce trading’s managed from more than 2,000 years. The country was ceded to British Government and Colombo was declared as capital during such period, though the nation became independent in 1948.

The countless tourism spots of Colombo allow people to make their holidays memorable. People are reaching to this world tourist place throughout the year from different corners of the world. However, few big tourism destinations are described in this small note.

Tourist Spots at Colombo

The Colombo Fort: this fort is popular in Colombo originally made during the Dutch and Portuguese period. Today it is almost converted commercial center where many major offices are opened. Tourist can enjoy several tourist spots inside the fort area like big hotels, shops, banks, airline offices, post office, travel agents, immigration office and cafes.

Pettah: the next tourist spot is Pettah which is just neighboring to Fort. The slight paved avenues covered with street stalls and shops offers most bizarre bargains with unbelievable series of items. The clothes with bright print could be best shopping at this place. Colombo is famous for various clothes varieties such as children wear, warm clothes and many more. Shopping at this place could be dissimilar experience for the visitors. Any kind of special item purchase is possible at Pettah and tourist can buy items to gift friends or relatives by getting amazing items at very affordable prices because huge bargain is allowed in this market.

Galle Face Green: this is the sea site having amazing view of big waves. This path towards the sea is approximately one km long. Galle face green spot is popular since British era. However, the spot was used as horse racing track till 1859 by British government. Nowadays this spot is turned as favorite tourist destination for local and outsiders.

Slave Island: the island named as slaves is famous for night quarters parties and events. Currently the spot is enclosed by the remnants of the past Beira Pond. Here tourist can visit the office buildings, stores and hotels.

Mount Lavinia: the well-known beach of Colombo is Mount Lavinia which is only 12 kms distance from the city. This well-known beach is serving Governor's House constructed in 1805.

Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara: devotes of Buddhist must visit Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara where they can take blessings of Buddha at Buddhist temple. Experts believe Buddha teach the lessons of peace to public near around 2000 ages ago. The brilliant statuette of a resting Buddha is special must visit spot of Colombo. Here travelers can enjoy yearly religious parade conducted in every January.

Dehiwala Zoo: the good 11 acres place with variety of animals is another tourist spot for visitors in Colombo. The best wildlife collection of the world makes is special destination for visitors. The best elephant show is must view thing at this zoo which is not common and not conducted anywhere else in the world.

National Museum: the grand royal building includes the National Museum of Colombo. Travelers will learn about the culture of Sri Lanka by visiting this spot.  The palm leaf, rock monuments, collection of books, bronze brassware and weapons collection is most demanding things of this tourist destination.

The Viharamahadevi Park: next tourist spot added to Colombo list is Viharamahadevi Park situated nearby the National Museum. Viharamahadevi is the biggest national park of Colombo. Here, the famous flowering trees, fountains and water channels are special things to watch.

Wolvendaal Church: the oldest church of Colombo is Wolvendaal. The tiles of floor are made of tombstones brought from the Dutch. The church was constructed in 1813 when the special tiles brought to Colombo from Dutch.

Hindu Temples: the best part of Colombo is Hindu temples known as Kovils. The temples of the Hindu Lord Ganesh, Old Kathiresan and New Kathiresan in Colombo are some more religious spots of the city. Tourist can visit these temples to take blessings for their bright future. Some more shrines in Colombo are the Sri Muthumariamman temple and Shiva Subramanian Swami located on Slave Island.

Attaining to Colombo:

By Air: the airport of Colombo allows visitors to reach easily. Domestic flights of Sri Lankan airlines permit the tourist to attain the city easily. The big international airport of Sri Lanka is situated at Katunayake city located near to Negombo. Flights from various parts of the world are reaching this airport. Tourist from Europe, Southeast Asia, USA, Australia, Japan, China, Middle East, Pakistan and India are available in large amount to reach the beautiful island country. Some big airlines having flights to Sri Lanka are Etihad, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Emirates.

By Train: direct trains from BIA (Bandaranaike International Airport) to Colombo are available, though the ticket of single side could be around Rupees 500 (Indian Currency) each person. The important notice for tourist is the train runs one time a day so tourist must book the seat in advance as well as reach the station on time.

By Bus: The SLTB (Sri Lanka Transport Board) is the state-owned bus service. The buses to reach Colombo require some investigation. The maximum people are using bus transport to attain various parts of the country. Tourist must take the dictionary of Sinhalese to English if they don’t want any difficulty to understand the local language of Sri Lanka.

By Boat: Passenger ship from India is also the best to reach Sri Lanka. Comparing the nation with other big countries it is smaller in area and having limited sources to reach diverse places. The ferry from Tuticorin is most demanding and best sailing way to enter the country.