Do you like interesting places? Do you dream about some unusual things and unknown culture? Bangkok is a perfect place for you! This city is the capital of Thailand and it is the largest city of the country (its population is over 11 million people). Its skyscrapers, heavy traffic, intense heat and bright nightlife may not immediately give you the best impression but don’t let that mislead you. Bangkok is one of Asia’s most cosmopolitan cities with amazing temples and impressive palaces, authentic canals, crowded markets and a hot nightlife that has something for everyone.
For a lot of people Thailand and Bangkok associates with transsexuals. They say, you can meet a lot of trans women on evening streets and in night clubs. And sometimes it is difficult to distinguish a shemale from a girl. But some tourists come in Bangkok with a specific goal: to see a Thai ladyboy by their own eyes. They succeed in it, because Thailand considered as the background for the persons of the “third sex”. It connected with Buddhist belief of locals. In Thailand ladyboys are full-fledged members of society, they even have their individual washrooms in universities, cafes and other public places. Thailand – and Bangkok in particular – is a very liberal place in terms of sexuality and tolerance towards gender identity. So if you want to see a shemale or to know more about them – welcome to Bangkok.
This city is unusual as any other new place. Let’s talk about the most funny and interesting details of Bangkok.
- Underwear is necessary. For all of us underwear is essential, but not so much as in Thailand and Bangkok – if you leaving your home without any underwear you can be land in jail. Public breast showing is illegal too.
- Bangkok has the longest city name ever. For local people it is Krung Thep but this is just a shortened version of the full name which consists of 169 characters: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahinthara Yutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udom Ratchaniwet Mahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukamprasit. It can be translated as: place of angels, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, great city of immortals, city of royal palaces, home of gods embody.
- Venice of the East. This nickname Bangkok gets because of dozens of canals or “khlongs” . Its buildings stood on stilts and most of canals now been filled.
- Hot, very hot! Few years ago the capital of Thai was named the hottest city in the world according to the highest average temperature. When walking the city, be sure to keep water with you and bring an umbrella as the sun protector.
- Place of smiles. Bangkok is a real incarnation of Thailand’s nickname (it translated as “the land of smile”). A lot of tourists prefer to come back to Bangkok because of its friendly and gentle people. Check it up by yourself!
- Temple Capital. There is a great number of amazing temples in Bangkok. They serve as one of the most famous symbols of Thailand. All of the Bangkok temples pictured on Thai baht coins. You can play a fun game when visiting them in Bangkok is trying to find the locations of all those pictured on coins. It is possible to see them all in one day.
- Visit Chinatown. Bangkok’s Chinatown is the biggest in the world and with the largest gold Buddha ever. This place is home to over a million ethnic Chinese usually of second or third generation. Locals call this area Yaowarat. In the daytime, shops and stalls sell products at some of the cheapest prices in the city and at night the area is transformed into a street food heaven, with vendors stretching off into the distance, or at least until obscured by the traffic.
Bangkok is full of interesting things, places, persons and cultural elements. Let’s go to this the hottest city for new emotions, an unforgettable experience and the brighter presents!