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Khaosan Road during the daytime (2016) "Khaosan" translates as 'milled rice', an indication that in former times the street was a major Bangkok rice market. [1] However, according to historical documentary evidence from the time the road was first completed in the reign of Rama V, it was found that no one living here worked in the rice trade.
Ram Buttri Road or Soi Ram Buttri (Thai: ถนนรามบุตรี, ซอยรามบุตรี, also written as Rambuttri), is a small road, or soi (ซอย; alley), in Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated near Khaosan Road in the Bang Lamphu neighbourhood in the Phra Nakhon district. The road mainly consists of two parts.
San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a metropolitan region surrounding the San Francisco Bay estuaries in Northern California. According to the 2010 United States Census, the region has over 7.1 million inhabitants and approximately 6,900 square miles (18,000 km 2) of land. [1]
California Bay Area county map. The San Francisco Bay Area (referred to locally as the Bay Area) is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland, along with smaller urban and rural areas.
Khaosan Road (or Khao Sarn Road) in Phra Nakhon district is a notable place to celebrate the event where many people, both locals and tourists, splash water. During another famous festival, Loy Krathong , on the 15th day of the 12th lunar month, the Chao Phraya River bank in the district, with numerous piers and Phra Sumen Fort, is a popular ...
Its name after Talat Yot, a large marketplace that used to be located in this area. It was also known as Bang Lumphu. It was also known as Bang Lumphu. At the beginning it was just a small market, later during the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III) it grew into a bigger market, and there was a major improvement in the year 1902.
Street sign depicting the name of Sukhumvit Road (Thanon Sukhumvit) in Thai and Latin letters. Sukhumvit Road (Thai: ถนนสุขุมวิท, RTGS: Thanon Sukhumwit, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn sùʔ.kʰǔm.wít]), or Highway 3 (Thai: ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 3), is a major road in Thailand, and a major surface road of Bangkok and other cities.
Additionally, every Bay Area member of the California State Senate and the California State Assembly is a registered Democrat. The Bay Area's association with progressive politics has led to the term "San Francisco values" being used by conservative commentators in a pejorative sense to describe the secular progressive culture in the area. [245]