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Secret spot
It may sound macabre but the Siriraj Medical Museum is
a valuable educational resource for medical professionals.
It’s an interesting mix of skeletons, cadavers of criminals and
medical curiosities.How do you spend your days off?
It’s easy to walk around Bangkok and I love exploring the
little side streets, just walking for hours on end and taking
in the people.What do you love about the city?
The people. Like everyone says, it’s the Land of Smiles.
Its people love having fun.32ALEXANDER SHEPPARD, HOTEL MANAGER,
BANYAN TREE BANGKOK
Top three places for eating and drinking?
As an antipodean (Sheppard is New Zealand born), I have
a love for weekend breakfasts. Luka Bangkok is a quirky,
semi-antique shop with a modern take on Western food.
Try the breakfast cocktails and avocado on toast. There’s
also Smalls, a bar run by an American guy, set in an old
four-storey house with tiny creaky staircases. None of
the furniture matches, nothing really works, but it’s a bit
of a tourism industry bar and the place to go on a Sunday
or Monday night. Upstairs at Mikkeller serves a small, fine-
dining Korean degustation matched with craft beer.
Must-do?
You have to go to the Chao Phraya River. Everyone heads
to the Grand Palace but Wat Arun and the Buddhist temple
are absolutely amazing.
Daytrip recommendation?
Ayutthaya is only a couple of hours away by car. In the 1700s
was the largest city in Asia and now, with its magical temples
and palaces, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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