But their biggest industry is tourism. Inspite of the protest riots early this year, they still expect to get 14 million tourists this year. Our country gets only 3 million visitors a year when our beaches are even better than Thailand’s. The key is in their infrastructure. Their airport is so huge and modern it can accommodate all day-all night air traffic. And they have a dizzying road network that connects Thailand from one end to the other. In Bangkok alone, they have amazing skyways all over designed to combat heavy city traffic. We can do all the inviting to tourists to visit us, but without the infrastructure, they’ll never come.
We got to watch "Siam Niramit", a show about the history of Thailand with great costumes, special effects and flying scenes like Cirque du Soleil, only more fabulous with cannon explosion scenes and thunder and lightning scenes. In one sequence, a river sprung on stage and an actor dove into it for a short swim. We don't know how they did but it's really amazing. We went to the floating market in Radchaburi, the Samphran Elephant and Crocodile show, then the underwater world in the basement of Siam Paragon, a classy mall right in the heart of the city. Really amazing. We also took the temple tour at the Reclining Buddha temple, the tallest Buddha temple, and passed by the palaces where members of Thai royalty live. If you want a good guide in Bangkok, contact Preeda Charaporn in Facebook.
