BANGKOK
classical Thai dance, often done as a way of
giving thanks if a wish was granted.Lingam Shrine at Nai Lert
Park ANIMIST SHRINE
(ศาลเจาแม้ ท่บทั ิม; Saan Jao Mae Thap Thim; Map
p 86 ; Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Th Witthayu/Wireless
Rd; admission free; h24hr; BTS Phloen Chit, klorng
taxi Tha Withayu) Clusters of carved stone and
wooden phalli surround a spirit house and
shrine built by millionaire businessman Nai
Lert to honour Jao Mae Thap Thim, a fe-
male deity thought to reside in the old ban-
yan tree on the site. Someone who made an
off ering shortly thereafter had a baby, and
the shrine has received a steady stream ofworshippers – mostly young women seeking
fertility – ever since. To get here if facing the
entrance of the Swissôtel, follow the small
concrete pathway to the right that winds
down into the bowels of the building beside
the car park. The shrine is at the end of the
building next to the canal.LUMPHINI PARK & TH PHR A R A M IV
สวนลุมพนิี/ถนนพระราม ๔
The main attraction in this hyper-urban part
of town is, rather paradoxically, the city’s
single largest green zone.
The MRT, with stops at Lumphini, Silom
and Th Phra Ram IV, is the best way to reach
this area.Silom & Sathon
æ Sights 28 Soi 10 Food Centres................................ E3
1 H Gallery................................................... C5 29 Somboon Seafood ..................................D3
2 Kathmandu Photo Gallery ..................... B5 30 Somtam Convent .................................... F3
3 MR Kukrit Pramoj House ....................... G6 31 The Foodie................................................ E5
4 Queen Saovabha Memorial^
Institute (Snake Farm)......................... F1 û Drinking
5 Sri Mahariamman Temple..................... B5 32 Balcony .....................................................G2
6 Tang Gallery ............................................ A5 33 Barbican Bar ............................................G2(^34) Coyote on Convent .................................G3
Ø Activities, Courses & Tours 35 Molly Malone's .........................................G3
7 Blue Elephant Thai Cooking 36 Telephone................................................. F2
School.....................................................A7^
8 Health Land ............................................. D6 ý Entertainment
9 Ruen-Nuad Massage Studio ................. G5 37 DJ Station .................................................G2
10 Silom Thai Cooking School.................... C5 38 G.O.D. ........................................................G2
(^39) Tapas Room ............................................. F3
ÿ Sleeping
11 Baan Saladaeng ..................................... H4 þ Shopping
12 Bangkok Christian Guest House........... G3 40 House of Chao .........................................C4
13 Dusit Thani............................................... H2 41 Jim Thompson .........................................G2
14 Heritage Baan Silom............................... A5 42 Jim Thompson Factory Outlet............... E2
15 HQ Hostel..................................................F3 43 Orchid Books ...........................................G3
16 La Résidence Hotel................................. C3 44 Patpong Night Market ............................ F3
17 Lub٭d........................................................ C3 45 Soi Lalai Sap............................................. E4
18 LUXX......................................................... C4^
19 Rose Hotel ................................................ E1 ï Information
20 Siam Heritage...........................................E2 46 Bangkok Christian Hospital ................... F3
21 Triple Two Silom ..................................... B4 47 BNH ...........................................................H5
22 YHA Downtown Bangkok....................... D4 48 Myanmar Embassy .................................C6
(^49) Russia Embassy ......................................D2
ú Eating 50 Singapore Embassy ................................G5
23 Chennai Kitchen...................................... B5 51 St Louis Hospital ..................................... C7
D’Sens ............................................. (see 13) 52 STA Travel ................................................ F2
24 Kalapapruek ............................................ B5^
25 Khrua Aroy Aroy ..................................... B5 ï Transport
26 Nadimos................................................... A5 53 Nok Air ...................................................... E6
27 Scoozi ....................................................... D2 54 Thai Airways International .....................D4