Bangkok is a thriving and lively cosmopolitan city with a host of exciting attractions to lure the fussiest tourist. Even those seeking quiet green spaces for some relaxation from the chaos will find a welcoming selection of parks, of which one is the Saranrom Park. Bangkok’s various green spaces provide an excellent complement to the exciting bustle of the downtown area, especially a stylish neighbourhood such as the Sukhumvit district. You’ll also discover an excellent range of Bangkok serviced apartments here if you want to indulge in some luxury Sukhumvit accommodation. With gracious hospitality and elegant finishings, the Anantara Baan Rajprasong Bangkok is one choice that is ideal for business and leisure visitors. Go for a rejuvenating run or a peaceful stroll at Saranrom Park, located opposite the Wat Po and behind the Grand Palace. An ideal spot for a picnic, this iconic park can be reached via river, on the Chao Phraya express, and you’ll want to get off Tha Thien Pier, with the park being a short walk through a market and up through a street. Originally built by Rama IV, the park has undergone a variety of incarnations as the grounds of a palace, to a zoo, as well as the meeting grounds that hosted talks for the eventual coup that dissolved the absolute monarchy in 1932. The year 1960 saw the park being turned over for use as a public park, and it also hosts a small recreation area with a variety of gym equipment and facilities for table tennis. The park itself boasts a lovely array of manicured lawns dotted with fountains and sculptures such as the monument dedicated to HM Queen Sunantha Kumareerat and HRH Prince Kannaporn Phetcharat, who perished in a boating accident in the late nineteenth century.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.