It's almost amazing that such a nice, low building has survived in the middle of all the high rises. It's an 'historic' house (though less than 100 years old) that shows how teak buildings worked. It's quite a lovely building, set in a peaceful garden, with lots of antiques. Unlike the average museum, the antiques are where they would have...
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Type: Architectural Buildings, Specialty Museums
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This former home of an American named Jim Thompson, who started the Thai silk industry after World War II, houses a magnificent collection of Asian......
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It takes a bit of walking to get there (at some point you think you're lost walking down the Soi / small street after you get off the skytrain), but it's well worth it. You can actually see the complete "contents" of Jim Thompson's house, buy books about him and go broke buying the beautiful silk products they have, and...
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You may buy some extraordinary silk scarfes which you will not find in Jim Thompson shops in Malls or Duty Free. Unfortunately, the price is also extraordinary.
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It was great to see the architecture and artifacts.
Enjoyed the Thai dancer and silk worm demonstration
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Any lover of the Thai Silk would definitely know who Jim Thompson is!
Nestled in the bustling city of Bangkok, near major shopping centres, the Jim Thompson House Museum transports you back in time with its tranquil atmosphere and very traditional architecture.
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The collection of teak houses and antiques at Jim Thompson House are amazingly lovely. The restaurant was also quite good.
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If you love design, history, architecture, and/or textiles, this should be on your visit list. It was a little far out from where we were staying but we easily caught the Skytrain and walked.
The house and surroundings he designed from traditional Thai homes is exceptional. The tour was interesting and there is a shop and pleasant cafe if you...
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You can either take a long tour which will take a few hours or just a short intro with the tour guide. Either way you can´t get in without a guide. I´d say the short tour is enough, since I didn´t get the feeling that I missed out on most of the stories.
Also go there for the restaurant, it´s...
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This is truly a spot of calm in a crazy city. Jim Thompson's house has been made into a museum and it is worth a visit just to see the gardens and ponds. Of course there is a shop and cafe, which you can visit or not. The house is series of buildings and the history of the man himself...
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It's nice to see all the antiquities being well kept in the gorgeous teak buildings
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