{"id":64688,"date":"2018-02-13T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=64688"},"modified":"2026-04-11T06:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:32:37","slug":"nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"A few exciting days in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-342729299\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the summer of 2006 we spent a few exciting days in Bangkok. Peter and I (Helena) arrived by plane from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/upplevelser-och-sevardheter-beijing\/\">Beijing<\/a> and slept one night in Bangkok before it was time to meet Peter's two sons Robin and Billie. They flew themselves from Sweden. Now our journey changed - from travelling alone on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Siberia and Mongolia, it was time for a family holiday in Thailand.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7a97d6c478\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7a97d6c478\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok\/#Nytt_resesallskap\" >New travelling companion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok\/#Lyxigt_hotell_i_Bangkok\" >Luxury hotel in Bangkok<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok\/#Shopping_akvarium_och_bio\" >Shopping, aquarium and cinema<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok\/#Battur_pa_floden_Chao_Phraya\" >Boat trip on the Chao Phraya River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok\/#Vidare_mot_Koh_Samui\" >Onwards to Koh Samui<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/nagra-spannande-dagar-bangkok\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nytt-resesallskap\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nytt_resesallskap\"><\/span>New travelling companion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it was time for a new travelling companion! Robin and Billie, who were 18 and 10 years old at the time, met us in Bangkok to join us on holiday in Thailand. Fun! We spent a few days in Bangkok before travelling on to the island of Koh Samui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin.jpg\" alt=\"Robin\" class=\"wp-image-64696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Billie-5.jpg\" alt=\"Billie\" class=\"wp-image-64697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Billie-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Billie-5-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Billie-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Billie-5-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Billie-5-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lyxigt-hotell-i-bangkok\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lyxigt_hotell_i_Bangkok\"><\/span>Luxury hotel in Bangkok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Koh Samui we had booked a cheap and rather cramped bungalow. When we got an offer to book two luxury rooms in Bangkok at a good price, we took the opportunity! <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2825910083\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-1437446326 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1381663343\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-389139503\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider1437446326 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-1437446326\" );$freedslider1437446326.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider1437446326.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider1437446326.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider1437446326.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider1437446326.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you're ever going to splurge in this way, it's in countries where prices are lower. There was a large room for me and Peter and an equally large room for Robin and Billie. None of them expected this luxury, so it was a surprise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bangkok-hotell.jpg\" alt=\"bangkok hotell\" class=\"wp-image-64698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bangkok-hotell.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bangkok-hotell-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bangkok-hotell-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bangkok-hotell-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bangkok-hotell-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotellrum-Bangkok.jpg\" alt=\"Hotellrum Bangkok\" class=\"wp-image-64699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotellrum-Bangkok.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotellrum-Bangkok-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotellrum-Bangkok-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotellrum-Bangkok-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotellrum-Bangkok-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shopping-akvarium-och-bio\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shopping_akvarium_och_bio\"><\/span>Shopping, aquarium and cinema<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what do you do in a big city with two young guys? Bangkok is full of shopping centres and we found a huge shopping complex called Siam Paragon. Here we strolled around among exclusive clothing stores and restaurants before discovering that there was also a ... aquarium! At the bottom of the building, below the shops, we found an underwater world of fish and other exotic animals.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1804576177\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2746255274 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1383152736\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-629747875\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2746255274 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2746255274\" );$freedslider2746255274.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2746255274.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2746255274.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2746255274.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2746255274.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shopping centre also has a bunch of cinemas, and we chose to see Superman. Armed with 3D glasses and popcorn, we sank into the seats, only to realise that the King was in the picture and that we were supposed to stand up in awe. Billie wanted to do the same as everyone else and quickly flew out of her chair... while the popcorn flew in all directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Akvarium-bangkok.jpg\" alt=\"Akvarium bangkok\" class=\"wp-image-64700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Akvarium-bangkok.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Akvarium-bangkok-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Akvarium-bangkok-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Akvarium-bangkok-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Akvarium-bangkok-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-battur-pa-floden-chao-phraya\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Battur_pa_floden_Chao_Phraya\"><\/span>Boat trip on the Chao Phraya River<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also took a boat trip on the Chao Phraya River, which flows through Bangkok. The river has always been an important part of people's lives in Thailand's capital, and many people use the river to get around the city. There are also plenty of hotels and restaurants where you can sit overlooking the river.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2013708269\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-4268714648\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to take a trip on the river, there are many different options, ranging from taking a cheap \"river bus\" to renting your own boat. We chose to book a boat tour. 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