Visiting public parks are one of the ways to have a nice stroll while learning about the place or the culture. Often times there are activities where you could just join as well, or have a picnic, or watch them do Zumbas.
A little search on some tourist areas in Bangkok and I found out about Lumphini Park. It's a bigass park in the middle of central Bangkok. Looking at the photographs I got excited to see how peaceful it is and how there are so many trees and benches around.
The pictures didn't lie. The place is really peaceful. The wind was nice and even though it's literally in the middle of the busy city, it wasn't that warm since there are so many trees around.
There's also a big lake in the middle of the park. It's man-made according to my research. They had some duck-boats you could rent for the lake but we didn't see any when we went there. I guess they closed it off for now because of COVID.
Imagine just how peaceful it is to sit there tho.
There were a lot of crows and pigeons.
I thought it says you're not allowed to go in there and be sprinkled with water, but apparently it says you're not allowed if you don't have mask. So I guess you can get yourself wet if you have a mask.:D
What shocked us was this GIANT monitor lizard just randomly appeared out of nowhere. It was my first time seeing this big lol. I got a bit scared cos what if it chases us for whatever reason hahah but considering the crow was literally right next to it, it may not be a threat after all.
This big guy right here was probably 4ft or so. Apparently they're not harmful to humans but like any other animals, will probably defend themselves when threatened. And yeah, the locals there weren't surprised at all. Haha.
Even the crow didn't give a shit. T_T
There's a gym for anyone who wants to workout.
The sun was a bit harsh cos we went there at 3pm. There were also not many visitors that time but I guess the busiest time is at 5pm onwards when everyone gets out from work. :D
These lizards are everywhere! Probably not a good idea to lay down beside the lake if you don't want to see some random lizards walking towards you. :D Although I assume these lizards are used to humans. We even saw a giant one walking towards some locals and all they did was laugh. XD
Here's some guy taking a video/photo of the swimming lizard. :D
We wished there were more activities and vendors (you know like cotton candies, ice cream or whatever) but it was understandable considering they also just reopened their borders to vaccinated tourists. In the next couple of months would be fun for sure.
It was a nice walk regardless. :D