Bangkok

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BANGKOK
Bangkok is one of a series of line 1 ravel books — The _ rimes 1 ravel Library — that portrays exciting destinations around the world. Colourlul photographs and evocative prose are combined with the kind ol insider's suggestions, local trivia and detailed information that make travelling a delight. Stylish yet practical. The Times Travel Library's liangkok promises to become the classic guidebook to the city of liangkok.
The Times Travel Library's Ban}>-kok is an informative, colourful, evocative and yet practical guide to oneof Asia's most exotic cities.
Bangkok's story begins in 1767 when the old Thai capital of Ayut-thaya was destroyed by Burmese invaders. Beginning from the mid-19th century the growing city began disguising its medieval oriental looks under an increasingly western-looking facade. Today it is a massive urban sprawl of more than 5(K) square kilometres sprinkled by fabulous temples and home to more than five million Thais. Modern Bangkok is a city of... Tovább

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BANGKOK
Bangkok is one of a series of line 1 ravel books — The _ rimes 1 ravel Library — that portrays exciting destinations around the world. Colourlul photographs and evocative prose are combined with the kind ol insider's suggestions, local trivia and detailed information that make travelling a delight. Stylish yet practical. The Times Travel Library's liangkok promises to become the classic guidebook to the city of liangkok.
The Times Travel Library's Ban}>-kok is an informative, colourful, evocative and yet practical guide to oneof Asia's most exotic cities.
Bangkok's story begins in 1767 when the old Thai capital of Ayut-thaya was destroyed by Burmese invaders. Beginning from the mid-19th century the growing city began disguising its medieval oriental looks under an increasingly western-looking facade. Today it is a massive urban sprawl of more than 5(K) square kilometres sprinkled by fabulous temples and home to more than five million Thais. Modern Bangkok is a city of paradoxes — full of impossible problems, but ultimately fascinating and impossible to resist.
The Times Travel Library series combines superb colour photography and stimulating prose with the kind of insiders' information that is hard to find. The destination is profiled in an evocative essay and supplemented by short vignettes about special people and special places that give added insight, rraveilers will find the Trivia, Off the Beaten Track, Historical Chronology and Best Bets sections invaluable for exploring this destination on their own. Vissza