Modern cities like Bangkok are amusing, recreational and exciting. But in addition, Bangkok equally offers you the inevitable chance to learn about its history and tradition as well as its vast influence in the architectonic scenario. Here is where conundrums and contradictions often take place. The dilemma of the average tourist is how to schedule their time in order to be able to explore all the appealing sights, including the urban areas, the shopping centres, the beaches and the malls, without missing the cultural heritage, such as museums, traditional arts, and the variety of hand made products and the typical countryside crafts at the same time. Not to forget the relaxation produced by the magnificence and the purity of its ancient temples and the uniqueness of its antique architecture.
This is why recently, the Yodpiman River Walk at the Bangkok Flower Market came up with a solution to satisfy the interests of all kind of individuals with different preferences and options without having to travel countless and unbearable hours through Bangkok or suffering from its notoriously hectic business hour city traffic. Opened in late 2014, it offers restaurants of all refined, regional and modern cuisine. There are also an array of snack stalls, food from different countries, and a large beer garden with live night time entertainment.
The River Walk is located in the same area where most important temples and major attractions are situated. These attractions include places such as the Grand Palace, the reclining Buddha of Wat Pho and the Museum of Siam. It is equally also directly behind the famous Bangkok Flower Market (Talad Pak Klong) in Old City Bangkok.
All of the above mentioned qualities demonstrate that Yodpiman River Walk is the perfect place to coalesce sightseeing with architecture, Thai history and mall life without having to go too far in order to acquire them all.
From the open-aired, second floor the view is breath taking. The most famous Thai temples are located on the opposite side of the river – in particular, the stunning rounded stupas of Wat Arun, which are lit up marvellously as dusk settles across the Bangkok city skyline.
Given that Yodpiman mall was opened by the shores of the Chao Phraya River, visitors can enjoy the unique landscape, comprising of the boats and ferries crossing the waters. Whoever has the pleasure to lounge there, will have the opportunity of feeling a cooling breeze, in a calm and interesting venue. A venue that for the first time in Thailand has had the idea of merging a shopping mall with the history of the old city (as it was renovated from a dilapidated river market) constructed according to the ancient styled parameters. This can be seen in its dimensions, which following tradition are long and narrow, something that was inspired by the architecture of Thailand’s Ayutthaya period.
The ornaments, the furniture and the whole structure portrays the antique period in order to make the visitor feel that he is being taken back in time through the ancient times of the eighteenth century. A place that is not to miss if you wish to spend an enjoyable stress-free afternoon.