曼谷菜的主料多来自当地菜园，有些独特的品种，非常新鲜有趣。曼谷的就餐场所多种多样，从高级饭店到传统高脚屋，从酒吧到路边摊，包括许多游船也提供船上晚餐。
大排档在晚上才会出现在街头巷尾，在行的食客都知道，那里才是泰国美食灵魂所在。尽管卫生状况不尽人意，但意想不到的美味和公道的价格仍吸引着无数的食客。在清凉的晚风中一边吃饭一边欣赏夜景，是一种莫大的享受。
湄南河是最有泰国情调的区域，找家临河餐厅吃饭或喝杯咖啡都是很醉人的。如果坐在河边不够过瘾，还可以选择游船餐厅，一边夜游一边品尝美食。
The Romantic Cultural Holidays 浪漫的节日文化
Bangkok has many festivals such as Songkran， Loy Krathong， farming section， King’s Birthday (National Day)， etc.， and most of them foreign tourists can participate in activities.
Songkran
Hold in April 12 to 15， Songkran is also the Thai New Year. The celebration is very colorful， and there are basically five elements： bathing， sanding， releasing， parading and splashing water. The most respected Buddha Paxin will be on display， there will be thousands of Buddhist disciples to splashing him. Foreign tourists are often covered in water by the street urchins in those days.
Loy Krathong
Hold in December by Thai calendar， Loy Krathong is Thailand’s major festivals， it’s also Thailand’s most popular in folk and the most poetic of the traditional festivals， as much as Songkran， in a wide popular. Early in the morning， Loy Krathong cheerful music came from the radio. At night， it was bright in the sky， water lights in the river rafting like a human galaxy.
Farming Festival
In May， the King selects a date. The ceremony hold in Wangjia Tian farming Plaza in the north of the Grand Palace， which lasted 2 hours. It is a grand ceremony， warm. Many visitors were attractted here to visit.
National Day
The Thai King’s birthday was on December 5. The government agencies around the country and houses will be beautifully decorated.
曼谷节日很多，如泼水节、水灯节、农耕节、国王诞辰（国庆日）等，而且其中大部分活动外国旅游者都可以参加。
泼水节
泼水节在每年的4月12至15日举行。泼水节也是泰国新年。庆祝活动极为丰富多采，大致有五项内容，即浴佛、堆沙、放生、庆祝游行、泼水。最受尊敬的佛像——帕辛佛将被展出，会有上千佛教弟子向他泼水。外国游客也经常被街头顽童弄得浑身是水。
水灯节
泰历12月举行水灯节，这是泰国的主要节日，也是泰国民间最热闹、最富诗意的传统节日，不亚于泼水节，在民间流行甚广。这天一清早就从收音机里传出欢快的水灯节乐曲，到了晚上，皓月当空，河中水灯漂流，宛如人间银河。
农耕节
农耕节5月举行，具体日期由国王选定。农耕仪式一般在大皇宫北面的王家田广场举行，历时2小时，仪式隆重热烈，吸引众多游人观看。
国庆日
12月5日是当今泰国国王的生日。届时全国各地的政府机关和居民住宅会被装潢得美轮美奂。
10. Dubai：The Miracle City in the Desert 沙漠中的奇迹之城——迪拜
Dubai is the second largest city of United Arab Emirates(UAE). It is a city “built up from the desert”. It is the re-export trading center throughout the Middle East. It has become the Synonym of luxury.
迪拜市是阿联酋第二大城市，也是一座“从沙漠上建造起来的城市”。它是整个中东地区的转口贸易中心，如今已成为了奢华的代名词。
From Small Fishing Village to Star City 从小渔村到明星城市
Dubai is not only United Arab Emirates’ trade capital， but also a re-export center in the Middle East Region. It is located in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula， south of Arabian Gulf coast， is the center of the Gulf region. A steady stream of oil and its port status make Dubai become “the pearl of the Gulf”.
Dubai was originally just a small fishing village just in the Persian Gulf， and later expanded into a small desert town in the span of a few years. The rapid development has made it become an important commercial and tourist center， the city’s emergence as a star.
Palm tree is a symbol of Dubai. Dubai has world-renowned artificial Palm Island， the world’s first seven-star hotel， the world’s largest shopping mall， the world’s largest indoor ski slope and the world’s highest Dubai Tower. There are the world’s richest men and the world’s top cars gathered in the city.
Dubai is a green city. There are “water supply”around every tree and bush， spray the diluted sea water. During the New Year， it is warm and sunny.It’s the golden time foreign tourists can enough enjoy the local flavor. Watch the city by car， and you will find many new high-rise building by the world famous designer’s handwriting， so amazing.
迪拜是阿联酋的贸易之都，也是整个中东地区的转口贸易中心。它位于阿拉伯半岛中部、阿拉伯湾南岸，是海湾地区中心。源源不断的石油和港口位置让迪拜成为“海湾的明珠”。
迪拜最初只是波斯湾的一个小渔村，后来扩展成为一个沙漠小镇，在短短几十年内，又快速发展成为重要的商业和旅游中心，崛起为一座明星城市。
棕榈树是迪拜的象征，迪拜拥有享誉全球的人工棕榈岛、世界上第一家七星级酒店、全球最大的购物中心、世界最大的室内滑雪场和世界最高的迪拜塔，它还是全球富豪和全球顶级名车云集的城市。
迪拜是个绿色城市，迪拜的每棵树和灌木旁都有“给水管”，喷洒出淡化了的海水。新年期间，迪拜的气候适宜、阳光和煦，正是外国游客充分领略当地风情的黄金时间。坐车游览城市，你会发现迪拜崭新的高楼比比皆是，它们都是世界著名设计师的手笔，令游客叹为观止。
The Spendthrift Gold Town 挥金如土的黄金乡
The famous legends Arabian Nights is full of wealth and treasure. Now there is a new legend which is the story of the“gold town” Dubai.
Dubai is a city of “Golden Flower”. Dubai has a famous gold market. Here， the gold price is the lowest in the world， gold is sold by weight. Dubai has ATM machines which spit gold specially.
On the famous “Golden Street” in the north of the city， looking ahead， it is full of large and small gold shops， like a picture of golden curtains.
Dubai is modern city stand in the desert. It has anther kind of gold， that is the endless desert. Refraction of sunlight of the sand dunes looks colorful and dazzling.
In fact， there is another gold inDubai. That is oil， the black gold. Dubai developed rapidly because of its oil.
著名的阿拉伯神话《一千零一夜》中充满了财富与宝藏的传说。现在又有了新的传说，那就是“黄金乡”迪拜的故事。
迪拜是一座“满城尽带黄金甲”的城市。迪拜有著名的黄金市场。在这里，黄金价格是全球最低的，黄金是按重量出售。此地还有专吐黄金的ATM机。
在城北著名的“黄金街”上，放眼望去，全是大大小小的金店，恍如一张张金色的窗帘。
迪拜是一座在荒漠中拔地而起的现代化城市，它还有一种“黄金”，那就是一望无际的沙漠。阳光折射下的沙丘显得流光溢彩。
其实迪拜还有一种黄金，那就是黑色的黄金——石油。迪拜的腾飞正因为它的石油。
Absolutely Popular Tourist Attractions 绝对热门的旅游景点
Dubai Tower
It is also known as Sheikh Khalifa Tower. Its building was designed with a challenging single structure， with space-age-style appearance， and a rich base around Islamic architectural style of the six-petal desert flower .
Dubai Tower is not only of alarming height， but also with advanced transportation equipment. Equipped with 56 lifts， speeds up to 17.4 meters per second， in addition to the sightseeing double-decker lifts， each can carry up to 42 people.
