A Grand Day Out

When you talk to people about the historic Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok, most will raise an eyebrow, smile knowingly and say how wonderful it all once was. They refer of course to when Bangkok Station was the main rail terminal for the city more than 100 years before the modern Krung Thep Aphiwat Station was opened. Progress has come at a price to those who miss the old fashioned grandeur, but all is not lost. In fact there is a new chapter in the history of Bangkok and its railways, and it’s a rather good one. There is only […]