This is my first City Walk in Bangkok for you & I am including many new website links describing the sights you will see during your walk in Banglamphu…In addition there is a wealth of information about Thailand…While you are walking in this busy part of the city…Please be careful of the traffic & always give the motorists…Especially motorcyclists…The right of way…And keep a look out when you are walking for obstacles on the footpath…You will be constantly harassed by tuk-tuk drivers who will want to take you for a ride…Just smile & ignore them & keep on walking…Enjoy your walk in Banglamphu…Remember…By walking you are helping to save our planet from global warming…

Your City Walk in Bangkok starts with a ride on the Bangkok Skytrain to the end of the Silom Line at Saphan Taksin station…Then descend to the Central Pier on the riverside…

http://www.bts.co.th/en/map.asp

Take a Chao Phraya Express Boat from the Central Pier…Up river to Phra Arthit Pier…N13 on the route map below…

http://www.chaophrayaboat.co.th/routemap_fare_e.htm

From here walk north along Phra Athit road…Where there are many old buildings of colonial style architecture & small colourful bars & restaurants…& you will arrive at the Phra Sumen Fort…

http://www.amazing-thailand.com/Heritage.html

The riverside park here overlooks the modern Rama VIII bridge & is a popular walking & exercise area for the locals in the evenings & for skateboarding & aerobics…

http://www.thaiwaysmagazine.com/bangkok_map/bangkok_map_rattanakosin.html  

Keep walking down Phra Athit road with the Banglamphu Canal on your left & turn right into Chakkraphong road & follow this a short way…Then turn left into Khao San road…This is the popular area of Bangkok for young travellers & is best described as…The centre of the backpacking universe… 

http://www.bangkok.com/area-khao-san-road/index.html

Walk down to the end of Khao San road & turn right into Tanao road…Walk south & turn left onto Bamrung Muang road…Here there are many shops selling Buddhist statues & religious items…Ahead you will see the Giant Swing…& on your right Wat Suthat…

http://www.thailand.com/travel/historical/historical_bangkok_sutat.htm

From Bamrung Muang road…Turn left onto Dinso road & walk to the Democracy Monument…

http://thailandforvisitors.com/central/bangkok/districts/khaosan/demo.html

Turn left at the Democracy Monument & walk up Ratchdamnoen Klang road a short distance & turn right into Tanao road…Then left into Kaosan road & walk into a bar for some refreshments…Tell everyone you meet that…YOU WALKED THERE…They will be amazed…

On leaving Khao San road get a meter taxi to Victory Monument…

http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/ratchatewi/victory.html

Then take the Bangkok Skytrain back to where you originally started from…

Walking is a simple…Enjoyable & healthy exercise…Keeping your Carbon Footprint very small…Keep walking…

http://www.walking-in-thailand.com

Join us & Escape to Thailand…The Land of Happy Smiles…

http://www.escati.com/thailand_of_escati.htm

Keep smiling!

Yours truly

The Walking Man…