| ***Sightseeing
Tours
in Bangkok***
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BANGKOK
THE
CITY
OF
ANGELS
Thailand's
capital
and
gateway
city
is
BANGKOK.
Founded
in
1782
by
King
Rama
I
and
located
on
the
banks
of
the
Chao
Phraya
River,
a
few
kilometres
upstream
from
its
outflow
into
the
Gulf
of
Siam,Bangkok
sprawls
across
a
flat
plain.
It
is
the
capital
in
every
sense
of
the
word.
It
is
where
the
Royal
Family
resides,
it
is
also
the
seat
of
government
and
administration,
and
it
is
the
focal
point
for
virtually
all
major
industrial,
commercial
and
financial
activities.
It
is
the
country's
main
port
and
home
to
one
tenth
of
the
Kingdom's
population.
"Krung
Thep"
translates
as
"city
of
Angles"
and
is
the
first
in
the
whole
string
of
illustrious
titles
that
properly
define
the
place
and,
incidentally,
earn
a
listing
in
the
Guinness
Book
of
Records
as
the
world's
longest
place
name.
To
the
Thais,
Bangkok
is
always
Krung
Thep,
the
spiritual
and
symbolics
and
as
well
as
the
physical
heart
of
the
nation.
Initial
impressions
are
of
a
modern,
dynamic
metropolis
bustling
with
businesses.
The
skyline
is
dominated
by
thrusting
highrise
buildings,
luxury
hotels,
department
stores
and
shopping
malls. |
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