Friends introduced me to a 200 acre (80 hectare) park right here in my neighborhood of Bangkok! What an amazing place, available to enjoy when I am tired of looking at concrete and living the busy city life.
Here is an excerpt describing the park from neverseenthailand.com:
"Suan Luang Rama 9 is the largest public park in Bangkok. The concept of this park originated as one of the many social and public offerings to celebrate the 60th birthday of His Majesty the King in 1987. The purpose of Suan Luang Rama 9 Park was to provide the public a relaxing environment, sporting and cultural activities.
There are 6 areas consisting of: Homage to His Majesty, the Botanical Garden, the Reservoir, Rommaniya Garden, the Sanam Rasdara and the Water Garden. The park is popular during early morning and evening for fitness fanatics who jog around the public park and take photographs with varied plant species and flower gardens.
You can picnic in the shade of a tree or enjoy renting a row boat on the lake. There is also a museum built to the dedication of the work of the King." Also evident throughout the park are water mills designed by the King to keep the water from stagnating; an attractive way to keep the park's lakes and rivers oxygenated.
