Bangkok travel tip #2 - The Artist's House
Along the canals of Bangkok you can find one of my favorite places, the name says it all, right? The Artist's House!
To me Baan Silapin Artist's House feels like a magical place, away from Bangkoks buzz. You can relax here while watching longtail boats pass by, feed the many fish in the canal, watch artists at work or enjoy a traditional puppet show.
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The Artist's House is also a great place to visit with kids! You can let them paint a mask or a little piggy bank.
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TIP: Buy a mask or piggy bank to paint, fun times!
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Chill out, eat some lovely thai food and watch the longtail boats pass by. It's also a great oppertunity to watch how the locals live.
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Unfortunately there was no puppet show when we visited, but we did get to watch some artists at work and enjoyed feeding fish and painting masks!
TIP: You can combine your visit with a Klong (canal) tour on a longtail boat
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You want to visit The Artist's House? You can take the BTS Skytrain to Bang Wa, then you can either walk for 20 minutes or grab a taxi. Tell the driver you want to go to Baan Silapin or Wat Kuhasawan, that's a temple close by.
TIP: Some taxi drivers have some trouble speaking English, make sure you have the location written down in Thai (or on your phone)
Have you ever visited The Artist's House? Or do you have other favorite places to visit in Bangkok? Be sure to let me know!
We were just in Bangkok. This would have been a great place to visit. Next time.
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Enjoyed reading this! Made me wanna come there :D :P
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Yeah, you should go there some time if you ever have the oppertunity :)
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Definitely! :)
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Flo, your picture of the long tail boat was so beautiful, and I could almost feel it rock and see the water ripple by. Your photograpy, as usual is beautiful.
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Thank you so much, you're too kind :)
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You got my vote and a resteem :]
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Thanks so much, I really appreciate it
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Looks so fun. Wish i could travel. :(
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We love Bangkok, but have never made it to the Artist's House. Love the Jim Thomson (sp?) House. Great post, looking forward to following you. Please check out our page (we're new) if you're a fellow traveler :)
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Thanks! I'll check your page! Would love to travel more, but having young kids makes it a bit harder ;)
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good ole bangkok ! amazing place
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we will Travel to Bangkok in a few weeks, Sounds like a good Travel tip, thanks:)
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Awesome! Have fun there! :D
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Nice one friend, thanks for sharing with us :)
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good pics, what kind of camera kit do you use?
did you ever see a puppet show? we missed one at Cambodia as well...
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I used a Nikon D600 with a Tamron 28-75 2.8
I saw a puppet show in Hanoi once, it was pretty amusing :)
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those statues are truly inspiring. Oh I guess that first one is actually a puppet.
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