Bangkok: Pathum Wan

Pathum Wan, or Pathumwan (both spellings seems to be used interchangeably), are where Modern Bangkok is rising. The centerpiece of the area is a large main road that will change its name several times along the way. It goes by the name of Rama I Road in the east, then changes into Phloen Chit Road for a short while before it continues as Sukhumvit Road towards the west. Along this road, you will walk through a maze of overpasses and sidewalks which follow the BTS Silom line with several luxury shopping gallerias lined up after each other, and sometimes you even have to pass through the gallerias to continue your walk.

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Sukhumvit Road

Sukhumvit Road, near Ploenchit Center.

Park Ventures

Modern office buildings near Phloen Chit BTS Station.

Phloen Chit Road

Phloen Chit Road, looking towards the direction where it will soon change the name into Sukhumvit Road.

Phloen Chit Road

Phloen Chit Road, looking in the other direction towards where it will soon change the name into Rama I Road.

Witthayu Road

Witthayu Road.

Overpass

The overpasses you have to walk through, near Phloen Chit Station.

Pagoda

A small shrine on the intersection between Witthayu Road and Phloen Chit Road.

Central Embassy

Christmas decoration outside of "Central Embassy", one of the luxury gallerias in the area.

Sidewalk

Some normal sidewalk. Only a small portion of this road has a normal, and renovated sidewalk. Most of the stretches that have normal sidewalks are in dire condition. This short section is an exception.

Chit Lom Alley

The intersection of Phloen Chit Road and Chit Lom Alley.

Skyline

Skyline view of one of many skyscraper clusters in Bangkok.

Gaysorn Tower

Gaysorn Village Complex, and one of the Gaysorn Office Towers.

centralwOrld

CentralWorld (often stylized as "centralwOrld"), yet another luxury galleria.

Ratchadamri Road

Ratchadamri Road outside CentralWorld.

Ratchadamri Road

Skyline of Ratchadamri Road.

Rama I Rd

The intersection of Ratchadamri Road and Rama I Road.

Erawan Shrine

Erawan Shrine, one of the major sights along this route.

Erawan Shrine

The elevated walking paths will give you better views of the shrine than going to it up-close.

Walking Path

The overpass near Chit Lom Station.

Overpass

The visual standard of the overpasses will vary a lot between different stretches of the road.

Rama I Rd

Rama I Road outside of CentralWorld.

Traffic

It's a very bust road and the street was in total gridlock for most of the time when I was visiting.

Siam Center

Rama I Road outside of Siam Center, which is another luxury shopping galleria in the area.

Phayathai Rd

Looking towards the intersection between Rama I Road and Phayathai Road. At this intersection, you can find two more shopping gallerias. The Siam Discovery and MBK Center.

Siam Paragon

Siam Paragon (yes, one more shopping galleria). This picture was taken at a small rooftop square that connects Siam Paragon with Siam Center.

Siam Paragon

Siam Paragon.

CentralWorld

CentralWorld.