What to do in Bangkok

Massage
There are about a million or two massage shops in Bangkok. Some serious, some not.

If you do not have sex, no dislocated bones but simply want a real good massage, go into the holy WAT PO (about 20 minutes south to the foot of the Khao San Road / adjacent to the Grand Palace).

In WAT PO, the most prestigious massage - School of Thailand is located. As Thais go, and they know why. Excellent 30 minutes Thai massage for about 180 baht (about 3 Euro), 1 hour 300 baht; herbal massage 400 baht.

Learn Massage
In Bangkok, several massage schools offer courses. The most expensive courses cost around 1,000 U.S. dollars.

Rates are moderate in the accredited massage school in WAT PO: introductory courses with 30 hours in either 5, 6 or 10 days can be installed into the holiday planning and cost about 7,000 baht (about 150 euros).

The school web: www.watpomassage.com

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Beauty Shop
"Great experience, especially for men!" I drew a Thai beauty in her beauty salon and promised that afterwards I would look just as good as them. Is not strictly true, but I since I am a convinced customer Thai beauty salons. For $ 5, there is not even 2 hours "full facial treatment": Herbal Massage, Oilmassage, Herbal Treatment, peeling, etc. The smog is out of the skin ... very, very good! (Incidentally, for women ...). Club in the Rambuttree Road (the first parallel street north of Khao San Road).

Hairdressing
There's hairdressers in Bangkok (Thailand and all) about the same as massage shops. Men get a cut for the equivalent of EUR 2 hair. Most Thai hairdressers know their job, at least I was always satisfied (the risk is low: in Bangkok, you get cheap baseball caps ...).

Culture and even 


National Theater
The National Theater is just a stone's throw from Khao San Road (go to Khao San, south) to the 8-lane road, then keep right, towards the Chao Phraya River, the great building on the left before the bridge. True Thai theater, not a tourist kitsch! Sometimes an international program. Performances on most days at 17.00 clock. Staggered entrance fees, with an international student discount card (the original not the fake crap from the Khao San Road). Go and inform you, man / woman there spoke English.

The pearls on the road 
For example, the great Chinese opera, in which I happen to come into Chinatown. - This event was not in any guide, any site, etc. Such pearls you find in the streets, somewhere beyond the tourist track.

... or the curious amusement park, which was raging at a fairground, for which apparently Fellini's "La Strada" has been the template ...

Running around, looking around the corners. You can not actually run it, because there is always a tuk-tuk is that you "go home".

Brimming with life 
At the bus terminal rages plump Asian life. Take a look at one! Best in the early evening, starting shortly before the night buses. In Bangkok, the Southern Terminal (buses in the south) is not too far from the Khao San, on the other side of the Chao Phraya River on the Phran-Nok Road (tuk-tuk). Eastern Terminal on Sukhumvit Road, Northern-terminal at the Phahon Yothin Road

Organized excursions
Not very useful tips: The many travel agents in Khao San area en masse to offer short-and day-to Tripps at different sites: Boating through the canals (klong) or to the floating markets (floating markets "), cruises on the Chao Praya River trips to the snake farm of the Institut Pasteur, the Thai boxing, temples, etc.

Usually somewhat more expensive than self-organized, but comfortable: A minibus will pick you up and take you back again.