Books: ‘Bangkok Modern’ tells the story of a 20th-century city
BANGKOK — Most first-time visitors to Bangkok find Thailand’s capital an overwhelming, chaotic and yet exuberant experience. Nearly 6 million people hustle along concrete canyons and tepid canals, paying their respects to Buddha in countless glittering temples and passing century-old palaces on the way to work, school and home. New skyscrapers emulate Singapore’s cityscape, but … Read more