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Asok is one of Thailand's business centres full of Thai office workers on Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:56 am
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Asok station
North side : Sukhumvit soi 13 - soi 23 / South side : Sukhumvit soi 10 - soi 18
Asok area has a significant number of condominiums and high-rise office buildings, and contains many lanes (sois) through which you can avoid traffic on Sukhumvit road. During the day, Asok is one of Thailand's business centres full of Thai office workers.In each soi, there are restaurants and bistros offering all kinds of ethnic foods. At night, if you walk from the BTS Asok station to Asok road (about 200 m. from the intersection), you cannot miss Soi Cowboy, a lively night entertainment area of the city.
Interesting Places
Time Square
It is both an office building and a famous shopping plaza, located on Sukhumvit street between soi 12 and 14. Here, you will find brand name items, boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops, Internet cafes, spas, Thai souvenirs, and imported goods.
Soi Cowboy
Located between Sukhumvit soi 21 to 23, here is another famous nightlife spot in Bangkok. The Soi consists of a wide variety of pubs and bars for you to choose. Soi Cowboy is always fully packed with night owls both Thais and foreigners.
The Siam Society
It was established in the year 1904 to be a library in the fields of humanity, archaeology, history, and sociology. Besides, there is also an ethnologic museum named Ban Khamthiang located on Sukhumvit soi 21. It is a 160-year-old traditional Thai house originally constructed in Chiang Mai and later shipped to Bangkok.Ban Khamthiang is a well demonstration of the Northern-style teak house. It also depicts the northern people’s ways of life in the past.
Opening hours: 9.00-17.00 hrs (Tuesday-Saturday)
Admission fees: Adults 100 baht, children 50 baht
North side : Sukhumvit soi 13 - soi 23 / South side : Sukhumvit soi 10 - soi 18
Asok area has a significant number of condominiums and high-rise office buildings, and contains many lanes (sois) through which you can avoid traffic on Sukhumvit road. During the day, Asok is one of Thailand's business centres full of Thai office workers.In each soi, there are restaurants and bistros offering all kinds of ethnic foods. At night, if you walk from the BTS Asok station to Asok road (about 200 m. from the intersection), you cannot miss Soi Cowboy, a lively night entertainment area of the city.
Interesting Places
Time Square
It is both an office building and a famous shopping plaza, located on Sukhumvit street between soi 12 and 14. Here, you will find brand name items, boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops, Internet cafes, spas, Thai souvenirs, and imported goods.
Soi Cowboy
Located between Sukhumvit soi 21 to 23, here is another famous nightlife spot in Bangkok. The Soi consists of a wide variety of pubs and bars for you to choose. Soi Cowboy is always fully packed with night owls both Thais and foreigners.
The Siam Society
It was established in the year 1904 to be a library in the fields of humanity, archaeology, history, and sociology. Besides, there is also an ethnologic museum named Ban Khamthiang located on Sukhumvit soi 21. It is a 160-year-old traditional Thai house originally constructed in Chiang Mai and later shipped to Bangkok.Ban Khamthiang is a well demonstration of the Northern-style teak house. It also depicts the northern people’s ways of life in the past.
Opening hours: 9.00-17.00 hrs (Tuesday-Saturday)
Admission fees: Adults 100 baht, children 50 baht
