Bangkok Things to Do

Bangkok is a sprawling city with tons of opportunity to get your cultural fill. Around every corner is someplace to explore, so the question simply becomes, how much do you want to spend doing it? If the answer is nothing, then that is perfectly reasonable.

Bangkok as a sprawling and busy metropolis is jam-packed with culture and sights to see, but it is not so well-known to people that there is a spacious place to spend some time relaxing in a natural environment—Bang Krajao Park is that place.

Known elsewhere around the world as the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mooncake Festival, Lantern Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, the Bangkok Moon Festival is a celebration enjoyed by all; offering an opportunity to waltz into a gourmet market or bakery and sample the wide array of seasonally themed pastries. Regardless of your personal taste, there is a mooncake flavor to suit your desire, whether it’s coffee, prune, roasted chestnut, green tea or the more bizarre varieties like ham, ginseng, peanut butter and even ice cream. Luckily, these delicacies are so popular that they are available year round, so you’ll be able to sample them even if you miss out on the main event.

For a city with such a staggering population (more than 8 million people as of 2010), Bangkok, Thailand has surprisingly few public parks. Situated in the center of the city, Lumphini Park is one of the best and the biggest.