1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>A city with the longest name<\/strong><\/p>\n Wondering which city has the longest name? Please refer to Bangkok, which goes by the full name of: Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.<\/p>\n With the English translation of: \u201cthe city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of god Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn.\u201d<\/p>\n Yes, it’s definitely a mouthful.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Statues with the wildest back story <\/strong><\/p>\n In 1955, a new Viham building was built to house the statue. During the renovation process, the five-ton 13th<\/sup> century statue of Buddha was dropped, cracking its plaster casing. But horror eventually turned to awe when they realized that, underneath, the statue was in fact made of gold and was only covered up to fool the invading Burmese back in the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>A unique variety of street food<\/strong><\/p>\n Photo by oksidor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Bangkok\u2019s well-deserved reputation for 24-hour street food gets crazier with each corner. From barbequed duck tongues to soup made from bird saliva to some pig brain soup, it is evident that Bangkok does not run out of interesting ideas. If you\u2019re re craving for some food adventure, Bangkok is definitely the city for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>It has a floating market!<\/strong><\/p>\n Photo by Rightindex<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n The pioneer of all floating markets, Damnoen Sadauk continues to attract tourists all over the world with its unique way of selling fruits and vegetables. Imagine dozens of wooden row boats floating by, each laden with farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers. You can even go on guided tours so you can enjoy the atmosphere without having to haggle over prices. Isn’t this just a great way to experience a new culture?!<\/p>\n If you are looking for a fun and beautiful place to visit, consider doing an Asia tour<\/a> to this year\u2019s top travel destination and speak with one of our friendly travel agents at tripcentral.ca<\/a>!<\/p>\n Is Bangkok one of your travel fancies? Share your thoughts with us on the comment section below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thailand\u2019s capital, Bangkok was hailed the number one travel destination spot this year, beating London off its prior spot. According to MasterCard\u2019s Global Destination Cities Index, Bangkok is expected to welcome 15.98 million international arrivals this year, while London is trailing behind with 15.96 million expected travelers, followed by Paris, Singapore, and New York. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":8113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[3551],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Iris Sinilong","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3831"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3831"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22245,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3831\/revisions\/22245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bangkok-street-market.jpg\" "\\"Street")
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