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Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Look at these scenes from the city and imagine that you
took the photos. What would you smell, hear
and taste? How are they different from
the city nearest to you?
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Cooked meats in Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok - the largest market in Thailand, and one of the largest in the
world
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Fresh coconuts for sale - floating market at Damnoen
Saduak
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Fish for sale
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Incense
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Orchid seller
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Som Tam Thai - Green Papaya salad
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
A squid lunch
A squid lunch
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Squirrels at Chatuchak weekend market
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Thai vegetables
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
The city has loads to offer. To keep the whole family happy choose at least one from each of these categories.
Sights: Grand Palace, Wat Po, Wat Arun, Jim Thompson's house, Chinatown, Vimanmek Palace
Shopping: Siam Paragon, IT mall in Fortune Tower, Pantip Plaza, MBK, Khao San Road, Chatuchak Market
Activities: Siam Ocean World, Siam Water Park, Safari World, IMAX movie theatre at Siam Paragon
Plan a day out in Bangkok for the ‘Evans family’.
Carry out internet research and mark the main sights on a map.
Work out how many types of transport they will use.
Use your research for the Evans family day out in Bangkok to
make a short video of the attractions of the city for a TV
holiday programme.
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Key QuestionsWhat's Downtown Bangkok
like?
How do you get around and what transport problems are
there?
Bangkok has been known in the past as one of the worst cities in the world for traffic. The government has also tried many times to improve the state of the traffic in the city centre, which can sometimes take an hour just to move one kilometre!
After a long battle against air pollution, Bangkok's skies are blue again, and much cleaner than those of other big Asian cities like Beijing, Shanghai and New Delhi. Read A breath of fresh air? - getting around Bangkok.
