Jim Thompson House & Museum

Bangkok - As I stepped off the plane, the sudden gust of warm air hit my face made me realise it was going to be a very hot and humid day. It was a public holiday in Thailand and so too in Singapore - Vesak Day; so no alcohol was served in Bangkok as a respect to Buddha in a majority Buddhist country. It did not bother me much as I rarely consume but notices were on many outlets and hotels.

The traffic seems clear on the highway until we hit Sukhumvit Road, the traffic came to a crawl.

I decided to go to Jim Thompson Museum and it was just 2 BTS station away at National Stadium BTS; and a short walk down a alley.

After paying the entrance fee which came with the guided tour. There were many tourist waiting around in the garden for the guided tour in their language. I hang around till the 4.40pm English tour and it was very educational.

Beautiful gardens

Beautiful manicured gardens surrounded the houses. Jim Thompson being an architect he took great pain to combined six teak building, some were 200 years old, dismantle and brought it to this current site. Unfortunately, he did not live a ripe old age as he disappeared on 26th March 1967 while on a visit to the Cameron Highlands.

The red paint on the outside walls is a preservative often found on many old Thai buildings. As we proceed into his main house, unfortunately no photo taking was allowed except 2 small houses that was not connected to the main house.

One of the small houses with exhibits

Another house with porcelain items

small pond

It was a good short tour of Jim Thompson house and worth my time spending here.

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