LUMPHINI NEIGHBOURHOOD | More Than Just A Park | Red Light District | Walking The Streets | History

[@aRVeesBlog]

wow very nice content friend

[@frankoseven]

The best Lumphini Park-Video I've seen so far. I often visit the park, running around and filming but with all this background infos I will get another view on this park if I go there again.

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Frank, this is why l've spent so much time at the park recently. I go to shoot but then l think l'll quickly visit the cats and then the day is gone.....

[@speaksthis]

Yea, it is a good one. I walked through Lumpini Park almost daily in 1990-91. I lived between Sathorn and Silom so it was a nice walk after work which was just to the NE of the Park.

[@matthewsheeran]

Love to see a video on Convent rd and surrounds south of Silom not far from Lumpini Park! Was my Thailand BKK arrival point decades ago!..

[@stevemallibull]

Absolutely brilliant, Pat. As a fellow Vlogger and someone who first visited Bangkok in 1973 , I appreciate the time, effort and skill put into your videos : editing, providing voice overs, slow and quick motion, still shots and your choice of appropriate music. You have a gift , Pat . We are all lucky that you have put your passion into brilliant videos. Thankyou.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind words Steven😎

[@stevemallibull]

Feel honored that you replied promptly. So much respect for you and your work. @@BangkokPat

[@vartan2014]

Pat, what a gem! You’ve outdone yourself. Such a thoroughly enjoyable piece. Thank you so much!

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks so much for supporting 😻

[@greencraig8570]

I love Lumpini in the morning! Great way to start your day!

[@ukfunklord]

Great video as always Sir Pat

[@leonk8113]

Love all your videos. Nobody brings us closer to Bangkok than you.

[@andrewfrancis4462]

It's great learning that not all of Bangkok's past is disappearing. Happy hundredth birthday to Lumphini Park (in a little more than a year!)

[@BangkokPat]

Thank you! 😃

[@noreenneu837]

Love your channel Pat. Love your content and love your humour. It is great to see all the old footage and photos of how things used to be. Cheers

[@mihaiscarlatescu6597]

Thank you for this awesome video and the awesome music that you used.

[@andrewk4881]

This is a wonderful video about the park and its surrounds. Thanks Pat

[@MennodR]

Thank you so much again. Really enjoyed it ♥️

[@SuphanburiFCEnglish]

You bring back wonderful memories of our 16 years in The Kingdom and countless hours in that beautiful green oasis. Keep up the great work. Matt and Karen

[@williamcarrington61]

Thanks for this video of Lumphini Park, many happy memories 100%.

[@sanwa2000]

Thank you for very deep information. Many things, I did not before.

[@orbitboi63]

I remember Lumphini Night Market. First time going to one. Love it. We dont have anything like that here in New Zealand. Not long after that it was closed down. Bad bad mistake.

[@stevemorrisanamericaninasia]

Great video - as considerable effort undertaken. Thank you.

[@graham1958]

Another great video BKK Pat, love the old footage comparisons. I'd hate to see Lumpini Park renovated beyond recognition, or buildings erected that replace existing parklands. I'd be happy just to see the old girl just get a new lick of paint, she's perfect the way she is now.

[@FromDKtoBKK]

Was there yesterday too, very beautiful!

[@graham1958]

​@@FromDKtoBKK, very jealous! Bangkok is amazing! ❤ 🇹🇭

[@WilliamAlexanderVT]

Totally agree. It's a wonderful place already.

[@patchoffizz]

Ah nice, I always wondered why Wireless Road was called that!

[@ryananasmokleb9494]

nice video! man those lizards are big 😮. and good to see the cat cameos 😂

[@niek4data]

Thank you for the great video's

[@Geoffreyboucher]

Fantastic video Pat😊😊😊😊😊

[@terryhausler5128]

Had some good laughs watching this one. Another excellent production Pat .

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Terry 👍

[@jackdurner2067]

Enjoyed the video Pat.

[@alanmcvicar8608]

Remember many nights in the Lumphini boxing stadium, was great vibe, tiers of wooden seats , betting touts , the traditional fight dancing & flute music before a fight & some serious fighting. Was always on my list to got to when in Bangkok. Didn't know it was demolished.

[@martypoll]

Some of the best times I’ve had in Lumphini Park is listening to the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra play free concerts in the park.

[@schwartzenheimer1]

Lumbini isn't the God of anything - it's the birthplace of Lord Buddha in Southern Nepal. Siddhartha Gautama was born there in 623 B.C., and Lumbini became an important place of pilgrimage, visited by the likes of Emperor Ashoka of India. Thanks for all your superb videos, they bring back a lot of fond memories...

[@Londoncab]

another great video.. Great park. It really is seedy at night, full of shadow people .

[@BangkokPat]

Not so bad inside the park but around the outside on those two streets can be a bit seedy when there are kerb crawlers etc

[@travelexx]

Great video Pat. I've lost count of how many laps I've ran around Lumphini earlier this year so this was a really cool insight into a place I spent a lot of time in. Also was lucky to visit Lumphini Stadium in 2012 so at least I can say I've been to such a historic place!

[@granvillebarnett8163]

I had no idea Lumphini Park had such a history. Next time I go for a run around it I will keep my eyes peeled 🎉

[@F.C.77]

Great job Pat.

[@derekhung6625]

Love learning about the history of Lumphini Park, and of course the cats 🐱 Bangkok Pat is the man to see about how history has shaped modern-day Bangkok. You always learn something new from him even though you think you know it all!

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers Derek😎😻

[@A808K]

Moniter lizards by day,,, "dodgy" stuff at night. YES ! 🎉 After 17 visits, Bangkok is still my kinda place. 🙏 ขอบคุณ Your videography and captivating narration is exceptional !

[@robertgraham1088]

This has to be one of your best videos. Thank you for producing it.

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers Robert 😎

[@timkiwi]

Another very informative video. Good to see the channel growing. You deserve it.

[@richardtownsends3187]

Another very informative video with loads of new and old photos, really like your history narative. I remember; staying at Nana hotel then taking a taxi to Patpong. Taxis just cut through Lumphini park, that was back in late 70's.

[@gopher1471]

I have to say I do like the look of the Helter Skelter walkway if only for it's architectural fun ...What an oasis of calm in BKK, long may it continue. All the best :)

[@BangkokPat]

Luckily it looks like all those additions to the park isn't gonna happen as the new Bangkok governor has put a stop to it.

[@RetiringToAsia]

Wow had no idea about the history. Thanks for sharing.

[@perolovbrenegard9106]

Yet another five-star video by you Bangkok Pat,❤❤

[@mikestraveldiary]

Your absolute legend pat 👏 This was another fine master peice from you 🌟

[@nagaraworkshop]

First, thankyou for all your excellent and informative videos. I found your channel quite by accident - glad I did. You and viewers of this channel might be interested to know some of the history of the (almost) open site on the north-east corner of Lumphini Park; the site bounded by Wireless Road, Benchakitt Walkway, Polo 1 and Sanam Khli. This was the old site of the Na Nakhon mansion house, known colloquially in the past (according to my late cousin) as Number One Bangkok because it was the largest private house in the city except, of course, for the royal residences. During the Second World War it was requisitioned by the government and handed over to the Japanese high command as a special operations centre and residence for senior Japanese officers. After the war, the history of the site was blurred; some in government, and in the family, claimed that the family sold it to pay gambling debts while others said it was never handed back to the family and was sold under suspicious circumstances and the house demolished. Since then, litigation by all sorts of people, including some family members, has meant the site remained empty for decades. I first visited the site it in 2002 when I first explored my own Thai heritage (long story) when the whole site was empty apart from some shacks near the walkway; then the outline of the old foundations and gardens were still just visible. Since then, various bits have been built upon. My cousins and the older generations of my family remember living in the house and so its demolition was incredibly sad for them. A few of those older family members are still alive and I often wonder how much history resides in their memories. Best wishes, Nick Nakorn (Chulapatnabongse Na Nakhorn / Na Nagara)

[@rpgbb]

Kind of cute Dusit Thani Hotel was the favourite hangout for an unnamed person, bring her lover there 👸🏻

[@BadgerDogCat27]

The black and white cat is a legend as it just lies in the middle of the footpath while hundreds of runners go past, not a care in the world. Everyone who frequents Lumphini often would recognise her. I think there modernisation photos of the park are terrible. Tbh i really like what they achieved over at the tobacco factories at Benchakiti Park. I do think the kids playground could do with a revamp thou. Great video, i really enjoyed it.

[@Mechanical3000]

Thanks for sharing these videos. I’m a Thai person, lived in the US all my life. Born in bkk and lived in Thailand for the first 9 years of my childhood. These videos are a great way for me to reconnect and prep for my bi-annual trip back to Thailand with the family. We’ll be staying away from the red district tho 😂 Appreciate it Pat! Cheer ❤

[@KeithCarmichaelInFL]

Nothing less than the best. Thank You!

[@BLUEBIRD-1960]

I was just there last month. Every day I will take a walk in the Park in the morning when the air quality wasn’t so bad thank you for researching the long history of the park. Makes me wanna go back again.

[@geoffreyburton2654]

Thank you for another great slice of Bangkok.

[@BatisteBieler]

Just wanted to say thank you Pat for your videos and your humour!

[@partytrickphysicist]

Glad to see you got some use from the footage you shot at my place Pat! 20:04

[@BangkokPat]

Finally I have made use of what I filmed that day, although I'm sure I've used a few seconds of it elsewhere but I can't remember!!

[@malcolmfairs7752]

Another great video, Pat. I used work in the UCL building opposite Lumphini Park and walk along Rama IV Road from Lumphini MRT station every day so this brough back memories.

[@Slingingtea]

So good. Thanks for that. Nostalgic for sure. Love the histoic photography.and compairisons.. Can't wait for the next!

[@mundo_nomada_travel]

So many historical notes and little hidden places. Good job!

[@perolovbrenegard9106]

Love your music also Pat.❤❤

[@JorgenD-original]

Excellent video. Very interesting

[@zumbaladin]

Truly a superb video, good story telling, great transitions (22:18) beautiful shots. You put your heart in your work, and the result is captivating.

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks a lot, the work I do is a labour of love!

[@merriame9487]

Thank you for always showing pictures of the past ❤

[@TheCameraNever]

A wonderful park, a wonderful story and a wonderful cat

[@huahinjoe]

Thank you for the excellent video, my son born in the Hospital near the park, the video brings back great memories when I used to live in Bangkok, greetings from Hungary

[@billy4072]

Blimey that's a good 30 sec intro. Followed by an excellent guide. Feeding cats . 👏💪🤙

[@nassimabed]

I actually visited the Dusit site and the project was explained in detail including what plans they have for the new hotel, office building, and residential tower, as well as the green space they plan on the roof of the planned mall. Most interestingly it's how they have been preserving the heritage of the old Dusit. You should go in and see for yourself; it's better than the sight of construction from outside at present.

[@langsuan123]

There's a tale to be told about why the Dusit wasn't knocked down (say) 20 years back -- considerations of taste and heritage aside it was a very inefficient use of space by early 2000s and having BTS and MRT stations on doorstep made it a no-brainer. Someone had a sentimental attachment to the joint... In other totally unrelated news, the Fibonacci Sequence begins like this: 1 1 2 (ahem) 3, 5 , 8...

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

Excellent to see this,my wife used to work in Suan Lum,we lived 400 yards away near Rama 4

[@Michibz57]

Great Video, i love it! ❤

[@BangkokPat]

Thank you! 😄

[@Miker1776]

That was a well done video

[@WilliamAlexanderVT]

Love this video. I lived at Sukon Court on Silom, Sathorn Neua for a year back in 2000. It was a short daily walk to the park every day and one of my favorite places. Sad to see the night market and everything else pretty much gone but at least (for now) the park looks pretty much the same. The condo I used to live in was really large and had some great views, especially of the unfinished buildings that stood silent during the economic crash. The Australian embassy used to be right across the street next to the Thai Wah Tower and was a great place to read the BKK Post and grab a coffee every morning. I am just back from a month in Thailand and went on a tour of the old neighborhood and everything is almost unrecognizable now. Sukon Court was razed and a fancy new building called Kronos, stands in it's place. Soi Convent has changed a lot but oddly enough Soi Saladaeng still looks a bit the same. Thanks so much for this video. It really brought back pleasant memories!

[@gregbolitho9775]

Nice goin m8, Been to Lumphini Park, got dragged in there by a couple of girls one was 5, and her 37 year old Mum in 2011. I had to see it, they said. Been to the open restaurant thing no live band there the night we were there [early] from memory local group I hadn't heard of, The crew we were with said they were pretty good. We were told the a lot of international groups had been there too. Vague recollection of being told Jethro Tull but.... Nice goin Bloke, keep up the good work!

[@billybasu3900]

Congratulations on making the best English speaking youtube video on Lumpini park to date.Thank you for your effort in giving us all a deeper appreciation of what is my favourite city park in the world.👍

[@BangkokPat]

Thank you! 😃

[@miyakojimadan1]

I love your videos Pat. Really well planned out and informative. Considering the other Thailand based KZbinrs out there, you should have 3X the number of subscribers that you do.

[@BangkokPat]

What I do isn't really seen as cool, influential or trendy, it's very nerdy and niche to the kind of folks who get off on watching malls, pad thai and markets over and over again.

[@miyakojimadan1]

@BangkokPat You do such a thorough and great job on every video. The music you choose is perfectly matched to the scenes you are portraying. It's difficult to explain but your videos are so soothing and relaxing to watch. I often turn one on in the afternoon, fall asleep for a nap and then start the same video again from the beginning and watch it properly. Never disappointed and always entertained. Thank you mate.

[@kulimack]

Another great trip through the rich history of Bangkok! Great work. Thank you for what you do.

[@tanjongmalim6869]

Your video bring me back to memory lane... 🎉

[@sergefranchois1701]

Yet another great cover story that i had to pause from time to time because it is so dense with information I remember enjoying a concert at that beer garden around 2006-2007 Respect for the effort you put into this !

[@usaman7358]

Wow, great video and information. Thank you for your work putting this together. I hope you get tons more subscribers!

[@ratnoinamaew7822]

Very informative and interesting video. Suan Lum is my fav park in the world, I like the old school serenity of the place, you can really relax there and feel at peace, I hope it never changes. On every trip to Bkk, I always "Touch Base" with Lumpini at least once; and I love it also for all those Maew there too!!!! just helps you feel even more relaxed with a puss hanging around.

[@bangkoklsthebest76211a]

You’re editing has definitely improved 😊

[@LGandM]

Really enjoyed this video Pat, well done. Thank you. aka JG in TX

[@brucesnyder690]

Great video. Off to Bkk tmw for 10 days. Will defjnitely visit.

[@christianeno3879]

We'll look at Lumphini Park with different eyes next time we are there. Thanks for the history lesson.

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers, you'll love it if you like cats of course

[@alexeynaka5843]

Great job. The video filmed with such deepth knowledge of the subject, love and passion. Very informative. Thank you

[@BangkokPat]

Someone just commented my videos make them fall asleep, obviously l need to show a few pad thais and malls to keep the sheep excited! Cheers Alex😻😎

[@ralphdiaz9726]

Interesting and informative 👏 Great job Pat!

[@Inthanom]

Thanks!

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers and appreciate the support!

[@mikedavis5829]

Once again, excellent video and very informative

[@ianjunitedk]

I remember seeing one of those monitor lizards in KL a while ago! Not met one in BKK yet. Thanks for sharing the video:)

[@nicholasdenman6642]

Great video, well worth the wait. Benjakitti park is so much nicer for sweaty joggers but seems to get nowhere near the numbers of Lumpini.

[@BangkokPat]

That's a positive l suppose. The last thing you need is a bunch of middle aged sweaty expats invading that park 😎

[@scottDchicago]

Standing ovation for the awesome episode! I love Lumpini Park and I also have fond memories of the legendary Dusit Thani Hotel. Awesome scene at 27:06. Very artistic!

[@innercynic2784]

I've only heard mention of Lumphini when it's uttered over the BTS intercom. Now I see there's much more than just a station.

[@MrShekoexile]

Lovely cats. Thank you for caring for them. ❤

[@simonecostantini892]

Great vid. Every time I am in Bangkok I happen to be in Lumphini. The first time was in 2014 but it was not so popular as it is now.

[@joelkenney2024]

Good analysis of the three parks, I been in all three and Lumphini Park is my favorite and central park being my least favorite. I live all my life two hours away from Central Park and hate everything about New York City

[@bertvanderkooij2886]

Highlight of this awesome video is the transition photo of the Rama 6 statue. There can never be enough of old footage/photos in your videos Pat 🙂

[@BangkokPat]

As soon as I found that old pic months ago, I knew at some point I'd get to do that transition....

[@roverdover4449]

Great video and you've got a great sound system.

[@DanSi1d1]

The health organisation I work for had an office in one of the water towers. Great place to work and location. Loved walking in the park.

[@Nobodyknowsmeanymore-n4f]

Excellent video and unique content. Thank you!

[@Heathrow75]

Well done Pat, the best history videos I’ve seen on KZbin. Very well researched and presented, I’m surprised BBC hasn’t hit you up to do a travel / history show !

[@BangkokPat]

I'm not woke enough for the BBC

[@Heathrow75]

@@BangkokPat ha ha yes I didn’t know that about BBC, from Oz so we don’t get that channel.

[@williamcarrington61]

​@@BangkokPatHere in Milton Keynes the B B C is still a joke !

[@paulfitzgerald-jones2903]

The dry humour used in your videos wins every time 👍

[@somtam543]

Thanks a lot for this great video

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks and appreciate your support!! Cats will get some food too!

[@TheMoebius72]

Really enjoy this kind of vids

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks very much for the support, appreciate it 😻

[@valuetraveler2026]

great running around Lumpini Park in the evenings... was always very busy. Might try and get there for its 100th

[@drjeff6956]

Great video, really expanded my knowledge of Lumpini, it’s history and layout. Only one Bangkok Pat!

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers Jeff, hope you're well!

[@Steven.21]

Great video with historic information. I love your videos

[@georgeholub313]

The goatee looks good on you! Thanks for the very informative videos on Bangkok.

[@SBArrow310]

Very interesting video. I remember the first time I visited the park and I spotted a monitor lizard while jogging. It was a total shock! I had no idea,

[@BangkokPat]

They are oblivious to the surrounding humans l think!