Siam Square and Siam Paragon in Bangkok

However if your tastes and purses reach to higher levels than street and night markets then you are in the right city for recently Bangkok has seen two up market shopping centres openning for business.The Siam Paragon as the largest shopping centre in Asia. The Siam Paragon is easily access from Siam Skytrain station.

In this super-centre you will find all the usual luxury name brands from Giorgio Armani, Elizabeth Arden, Hugo Boss, Hermes, Jim Thompson, Burberry and Paul Smith, to Bulgari, Cartier and Rolex.Technology wonks will be enjoying choice of many famous quality names being represented such as Bose, Sony, Toshiba, Pioneer, Marantz and Bang & Olufsen.

Want to learn a language from any language school.There are dance and music schools along with cooking courses and fitness centres. Actually there will have screen cinema complex and an IMAX cinema.Not to forget the large exibition hall and a concert hall ing the Royal Paragon Hall with 5,000 seats for show and concerts.

It is impossible to wander around Siam Paragon and not get a little hungry.There is a large food hall on the ground floor with a choice of dishes from around the world.You will be spoiled from choices.There is also a wide selection of local eateries too.In the surrounding area plenty of places to eat,from the ubiquitous Hard Rock Cafe, a popular but touristy spot, to some well-known and popular Thai restaurant chains all of which are popular with locals and visitors.

The British Council is on the little side streets that make up much of the Siam Square development and a wonderful Chulalongkorn book shop fills all kinds of English and Thai language books from obscure academic tomes to more accesible classic and modern novels, also equippers with a good stationary section.