National Geographic Traveller (UK)

14 hours in BANGKOK

8AM

VISIT THE FLOWER MARKET

Wake up and literally smell the roses at one of Bangkok’s oldest and largest markets — Pak Khlong Talat. The market is located close to the Grand Palace and Wat Pho temple, and vendors peddle blooms by the bucketload, such as lotuses, lilies, chrysanthemums, gerberas, roses and rare Thai tulips. Also on sale are beautiful Buddhist offerings called , set on gold-leaf plinths with a candle and three incense sticks at their centre.

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