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The city of Bangkok, located on the historic Chao Phraya "River of Kings", provides visitors with many fascinating attractions that can easily be reached by car or boat from the Shangri-La Hotel.

Ayutthaya Day Cruise
The Shangri-La Hotel offers a daily cruise to the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, the tone includes visit to fascinating temples & drinks followed by lunch.

Grand Palace
Covering 61 acres (24 hectares) in the heart of Bangkok, the Grand Palace was created as the religious and administrative center. Within the complex is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha with many sacred religious buildings including a sanctuary housing the famous Emerald Buddha, the most sacred image in the Kingdom.

Jim Thompson Museum
This small museum, filled with art treasures, was the former home of Jim Thompson. Situated on the banks of a canal just opposite a silk weaving village, the home consists of traditional Thai style buildings filled with an interesting collection of antiques.

National Museum
Housed in the grounds of a former palace, this museum contains a premier collection of Thai art including Buddha images, furniture, paintings, puppets and musical instruments. The museum also contains an exquisite chapel with some of the oldest mural painting in Bangkok, dating to the end of the 18th century.

River and Canal Tour
A variety of tours in long-tail or other boats can be arranged for visitors to travel on the river and canals. Visits usually include a stop at the impressive Temple of Dawn and the Royal Barge Museum before continuing along the canal to see charming wooden homes built on stilts along the river.

Vimanmek
The largest golden teak building in the world, this formerly served as one of King Chulalongkorn s Palaces.

Bangkok has developed into one of the best and most popular shopping locations in Asia and with good reason. Prices are low, quality generally high and the range and variety is pretty amazing.

Bo Be
Bo Be is the other one of the most famous and biggest wholesale and retail markets for ready-made clothes, dresses, jewellery and so on in Bangkok. It is located on Krung Kasem Road near Padoong Krung Kasem Canal and Bangkok Railway Station.

Chatuchak Weekend Market
They say that if you can t find it at Chatuchak, you won t find it anywhere in Thailand. It s impossible to resist the urge to spend money, to try on the garment, to taste the food, to own the painting, to stroke this pet or talk to that plant.

Chinatown
Bangkok s China Town is an old business centre covering a large area around Yaowarat Road and Charoen Krung Road. There are many small streets and alleys full of shops selling all types of goods. The area is always lively and market stalls abound.

Floating Markets
These are very important commercial centres for those living on the banks of the many canals and away from road. Every day, from about 6.00-11.00 am small boats laden with all kinds of tropical fruits and vegetables and other produce from the orchards or nearby communities assemble for business.
There are 4 floating markets visitors can enjoy
Taling Chan Floating Market
Bang Khu Wiang Floating Market
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Tha Kha Floating Market

Silom Road
A main artery of Bangkok s commercial heart, Silom Road also presents great shopping opportunities. At its lower end, close to the Chao Phraya River, dozens of gem and jewellery stores line the footpaths while temporary stalls offer an array of souvenirs from T-shirts to handicrafts. Major department stores led by Central and Robinson dominates the upper section.

Soi Lalai Sup
Renowned for its comprehensive collections of ready-to-wear clothing. Other attributes of typical Thai markets- food stall sweet sellers and cheerful congestion-add to the vitality of this emerging shopping street.

Sukhumvit
Sukhumvit is one of Bangkok s major thoroughfares, with shops, boutiques, stalls and modern shopping plazas, Sukhumvit is known for its abundance of tailor-made garment shops, which offer custom-tailoring as affordable and as easy as buying off the peg.

Thailand Downtown Duty Free Shop
Located on the 7th floor of World Trade Centre in the heart of Bangkok, the shop showcases branded clothes, leather goods, watches, cosmetics and other accessories. Across the street, a specialised department store - Narayana Phand Pavilion. Open daily from 11 a.m. -8:30 p.m.

Buses run at regular intervals from Bangkok international to three major drop-off points in the city. The easiest and most novel way of getting around is via the river or canals (khlongs), although many of the waterways have been replaced with roads. The cheapest form of public transport is the bus system. The Bangkok Transit System (BTS) is a light elevated-rail system that crisscrosses the city, with all lines converging at Central Station.

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