Archive for February, 2013

Chinese New Year Celebration in Bangkok Chinatown (Yaowarat)

February 8th, 2013

red-objects-at-yaowarat Red Objects in Chinatown

This year, 2013, is the year of the snake.Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is on 10th February in Bangkok Chinatown. It is not the same date in every year because it refers to the first day of the Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year is a big day of family celebration, as important as a reunion of family or Thanksgiving Day in western culture. Occasionally, during New Year, my family gives oranges or tangerines to relatives and friends for a good new year. Particularly, giving money in a red envelope to kids is a ‘must’ for this day. » Read more: Chinese New Year Celebration in Bangkok Chinatown (Yaowarat)

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Touring Chinatown, Golden Buddha and Reclining Buddha in Bangkok

February 6th, 2013

golden-buddha-trimith-temple Golden Buddha in Trimith Temple

Jan 25, 2013
Hey Jane,

I can’t wait to tell you my stories about to be a tour guide (again). This time, I took my tour group to two temples in Bangkok. They, my tour group, were from Nepal, 24 of them. Most of them looked similar to Thai, although some looked like Indian.

The first place that I took them to was The Temple of Golden Buddha near Chinatown. Although I had told them about the extraordinary story of the golden Buddha before getting there, when they saw Buddha image some of them asked me to repeat the story and information again and again. Certainly, they were surprised to see 5.5 tons in weight of solid gold Buddha image, which was built over 700 years ago. And it was also recorded by Guinness Book for the largest gold Buddha in the world. Can you imagine the price value of it? It was approximately worth US$ 21.1 million, in 1954. » Read more: Touring Chinatown, Golden Buddha and Reclining Buddha in Bangkok

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Chatuchak Market – The Place to Go Shopping on Weekend

February 3rd, 2013

chatuchak-indoor-market

When my tours asked me where a good place for shopping on the weekend is, I always tell them to go to ‘Chatuchak Market’, the largest Sunday Market in Thailand. However, visitors have to be tough enough for walking your legs off. Although you can find anythings you want (I mean it, ‘anything’) at Chatuchak, this huge area could make you mad if you don’t like walking among crowded people in a hot day.

Chatuchak Market (or JJ Market for short) is a real bargain market and is also one of greatest markets in the world. » Read more: Chatuchak Market – The Place to Go Shopping on Weekend