Outstanding video, Pat. You are the only guy that combines the history of BKK, with architecture, current stuff, and cats! Most other channels focus on bar girls and massages. Please never stop what you are doing... kap khun krap.
Thanks a lot for the compliments. I know no other way to present an area. Bit of everything that almost nobody else covered! And throw a few cats in, can't go wrong!
Pat - whatever you do, please don't stop making these kind of videos. They are excellent in terms of content and production quality. These are not the regular vlogs, these are mini documentaries and I learn so much about my favourite city in the world! So thousand thanks to you Pat and keep up the great work!
Silom the place where the unexpected delivers like no other place on earth. First found Silom in 1995 happy · happy days · lunch and afternoon bar chat in the Madrid Bar · anybody who was anybody in Bangkok frequented this great bar · great music · excellent food · barroom banter and much much more... Many an afternoon progressed into drinking in both Patpong 1 and Patpong 2 late into the night at the many night clubs and agogo bars... I still visit Silom because I just love Silom!!! Thanks Pat live your insight into all things Bangkok...
I have been to Bangkok many times. From the 80s until now It is fascinating and at the same time sad how quickly the city is changing so fast. Unfortunately, much of the rough charm disappears more and more😥
Once again, another great video! I have too many stories from the Silom area to know where to begin from many fights, getting shot at by the Thai military back in 1992, to meeting my wife on Patpong Road. I grew up in that area. It's sad how quiet it has become over the years. I love the way that you include the old pictures, comparing Silom then to Silom now. Keep up the great work!
there was a very nice hotel called Lido Millennium betwen Soi 6 and 8 very affordable, a week's stay cost 9000 baht I stayed there a couple of times in 2014 but it went out of business in 2015 it was a shame, very good location and interiors were pretty fresh, not old from 1980s like in other cheap hotels
Perfect timing on video. I was looking for something to do this afternoon. Now I'm going to walk down Silom to the river then maybe towards Chinatown. Silom/Patpong area was always my favorite area along with Siam. I miss the old Patpong. The museum is awesome, everyone needs to go and say hi to Sucky. I have always stayed at the Asia Hotel from the early 90's. I try not to, but always end up there. I did not know about the ghosts until your last video. I don't if it's because of the video or what but I have heard strange sounds this time. Safety... I can't tell you how many times in my younger days (the 90's) that I walked back to the Asia Hotel from Patpong in wee early morning hours stumbling, I'm sure. I never felt unsafe. Love all the vlogs Pat. I have done a lot of cool stuff in BKK since watching them. Chinatown has become one of my new favorite places. The bars around "Soi" Nana are cool but pricey. Thanks again.
@@BangkokPat Again thanks for the Vlogs. I had a awesome walk down Silom . I ran into Thairish Pete, I saw a lady at Silom Village I use to buy antiques from that I haven't seen in years. Had a drink at the old theater turned hotel and then a beer and dinner at Jack's on the river. Damn it I just sat all the way to Sala Dang while typing on BTS. I was going Asoke.
Lovely Pat! I'm loving the ghost which you made appear... I mean, I hope it was you who did it?! 👻 I'm not surprised the evenings are your favorite part of the day 🐈 Thanks again!
Cheers mate, I do enjoy being out on the city streets at night! But, which ghost? I haven't watched the actual video since uploading so maybe you must be mistaken mate.......
Haha, same with me. I was working out and checked my phone and then UA-cam. I saw it at the top of the list and hurried back to my room to watch on laptop.
Safari bar was one of the best places in the late 80´s, 90´s, Ting & Mark the Dj´s that played 60-80´s rock & could sing a couple of Swedish songs! and then Goldfinger bar with equally good taste in music managed by Randy who had a handsign for every drink to his bartenders, a "dangerous" place if the right crowd was there - to many free drinks & stupid drunk before crawling out from the place 5555 many americans there, retirees, embassy staff, good old days
Nice video Pat - I used to love staying in the Swiss Lodge , daily breakfast in MM's and dragging my various victims across silom road trying to beat the traffic day or night 5555 great memories
Silom was the district the first time I went to Thailand 10 years ago. I stayed at the Crowne Plaza just opposite Lumpini Park. This was the first time that the receptionist actually took me to my room and showed me around. There are some great bars in the area as well :-)
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched this exceptional video. This is the video equivalent of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the richness of its detail and relevance to world culture…plus cats!
I never saw any guns in Robinson's but maybe I missed it as I never roamed the entire store. One side soi was known for Japanese bars. Thaniya? Then, another soi was specializing in the gay bars. Wish they had "frozen" Silom in 1994 or so, before any BTS/MRT, and just kept it as it was, including the magnificent Dusit Thani. The Bobby's Arms Hot Dog Stand (outdoor drinking) on Patpong Soi 2 is one of my all-time favorite places in world. Long gone, I suppose.
Hi Pat another good informative video, I must ask you said you was from the Andover estate originally in north London not far from where I grew up in your interview with the Irish times. Just interested if you was into you London pirate radio stations at that time as you said you were DJing also when coming Bangkok?
I had no idea that the BTS was brand new when we first visited Bangkok. I was taken aback by how clean it was...little did I know it had just been opened.
Silom is one of my favourite places. I normally go to an outside Gym in Lumpini each morning. I use to go to the government gym (B20 per year) but they have a very strict dress code including bringing an additional pair of shoes to exercise in and shorts are not permitted. I use to have a few friends that I would drop in and see in Patpong. Great sign there outside of one of the clubs ' Fifty gorgeous girls and maybe one or two ugly ones'. I've noticed that a few small bars have tried to reopen. There was always rumours of closing down Patpong and redeveloping the site. I think this may now be highly likely. I use to like having a beer in Molly Malones and they had a great Sunday roast. Fortunately Shenanigans and the Paddy Field are just down the road. Have seen some great videos filmed in the Ghost Tower and understand that you can pay off the security guard to get in.
Patpong is rumoured to be in its final days, there's no way it could survive in its present form, unless there was a huge influx of tourists within the next 2 months, but the other issue is that the days of sex tourists filling the area tipping and spending big are long gone, the demographic has changed and maybe patpong hasn't realised that. The Ghost Tower no longer has security, there were too many issues. The current keepers are under strict orders I was told but I've been a few times and have no interest in going up all those crumbling stairs.
Great research Pat. Always annoying that the BTS/MRT companies don't integrate a little better. I still get confused at that Silom MRT station lol. I used to enjoy the Equaliser. Karate Kid baddy was his son. Saw a few episodes of Callan also - a different pace then. I used to also enjoy Mike Hammer. Stacy Keach & the ample bosomed secretaries. Saw Depeche at the NEC long time back - great live act, and still going strong. Did they ever come to BKK? Did you hear that Dennis Waterman had died?
Cheers Justin, I read that Dennis Waterman dies of lung cancer, passing of another favourite of mine from my favourite TV show Minder. Depeche Mode played in 1982 twice, in the Napalai Ballroom which is at the....Dusit Thani!! They were scheduled to play in 1994 but Dave's drug habit messed up a few dates I heard.
Watching this video at 2.30am back in Australia. The ghost story of the woman and little girl in the Holiday Inn has guaranteed I won't be getting back to sleep tonight. Shattered the Narai is coming down. Was the first hotel we ever stayed at in BKK. Awesome buffet as mentioned. Once again a great video Pat. So well put together with beautiful images, thoughtful angles and top notch editing and music.
An interesting one this one..... I seem to recall a 7-11 appearing at Barking in the mid 1980s, that was the first one i ever saw..... And i recall the Dusit Thani was the hotel of choice for BA flights crews when on long haul flights, i saw that on an old BBC documentary from back in the days when they made quality programmes...... So you like the Equaliser.... i have many episodes from when it was broadcast on ITV, now safely on DVD. Funny how his name was McCall, bit similar to Callan, the spy show that made Edward Woodward a hosehold name. And as a possible future vid, i recall looking for a railway museum in Bkk back in 2014 when on a visit with my Thai girlfriend of the time. We found it but it had been closed, has it re-opened anywhere else? Or are Thai's not so keen on their railways history?.....
7-11 opened in Archway in the late 80s. Lasted until the mid 90s. That railway museum used to be in Chatuchak Park, the Railway Hall of Fame. I featured it in an early video ''out and about'' It closed in 2012 and the locos are still in there. The SRT own the warehouse and had lent it to the museum founders. I am occasionally in touch with Jan Ford who helped to start the museum in 1990 and gave me permission to use some pics: Here's the photo album and she has plenty of other rail related albums: www.flickr.com/photos/janfordsworld/albums/72157626797835147 The museum will most likely be merged with the one they had planned when Hua Lamphong was gonna close, but that's not happening now, they are keeping it open for a few more years for commuter trains. Long distance trains will move to Bang Sue at the end of 2022.
Noriegas Bar brings back memories … a friend of mine Peter Driscoll, had a band called the Cruisers, and they played in many venues in Bangkok during the 2000’s including doing a regular gig at Noriegas 😂
Pat - I love your videos. What an amazing city. I was there last year and can't wait to visit again. Probably sometime this year. I have always been fascinated by history. And I am just so impressed by Bangkok's embracement of the past while moving ahead to the future. I have learned so much about Bangkok and Thailand from your videos. It's almost like being able to travel back in time!
I lived in Bkk for 8 years. Not one of my fav cities. Some of the areas.in Patpong and Silom I avoided. Im more of a beach tropical fauna person. However I do find these videos interesting for historical purposes. Thanks Pat.
Remember the British Club well. My friend was a member and invited me for lunch and a game of tennis every week in the late 90's. It was a welcome oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle.
Wow so much to catch up on . Love you pat . I find now I have to reduce my content further because I am not getting to the good stuff. Already gave up commercial TV. But you carnt get Netflix . Ha ha .
finally my favorite area of Bangkok! I can't imagine a better place to stay BTS and MRT are right there, Siam square shopping malls two stops away, great nightlife options I like night clubs around Soi 2
Stayed at the Dusit Thani for Songkran many years ago and Labua as well. I think they shot the Hangover 2 up on the rooftop bar there! Both very nice hotels. Another great video! I finally know where Patong is at! Lol
Another good informed video that hold the attention of the viewer. I first visited the Silom area in 1976 while living in Singapore and used to visit Bangkok almost monthly till 1992 when I moved full time to Nonthaburi. Your videos bring back good memories. Keep up the good work.
My memories of Silom go back to 1982, when I spent my first night in the old Victory Hotel. My late cousin owned the still-thriving Lambert Gems on Soi 17, and I look forward to spending more time in Silom whenever I visit the kingdom. Thanks for revealing so much history.
My memories of Silom go back to 1982, when I spent my first night in the old Victory Hotel. My late cousin owned the still-thriving Lambert Gems on Soi 17, and I look forward to spending more time in Silom whenever I visit the kingdom. Thanks for revealing so much history.
Very Good Introduction 😍👍♥️ Yes, I dine at the Labua State Tower restaurant and it's very expensive, and also the service is rather poorly presented. Not worth dining as the food was in small finely portion and the taste don't take me away in this sky high expectations. Once experience is enough. One glass of Jack Daniel Coke costing 300 Baht + service charges apply. I never knew Holiday Inn was so haunted. Thanks for your good research. Cheers ♥️
Before western influences of shoddy shit sports wear Thai and South East Asian folk were really cool and dapper cheers for all the old images Pat,,fantastic viewing again 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
We always stay in the Silom area when we come to BKK. But there are so many places you introduced in this video that we didn't even know about!! And such depth of information.... Well done again, Pat!! Love those alley cats.
Great stuff Pat, Silom was my 1st home in Bangkok for 3 years, such a cool place to explore, especially the back alleys on a folding bike. Would love to see a Bang Krachao Island from you one day mate
Lot of reasons to like this video but I really enjoyed the renderings of the BTS and MRT construction (also the photos) and the reason for the long escalator. And I'll be checking out the Patong Museum next trip (June). Thanks!
Pat, did you ever get asked to join the hash harriers in Bangkok? Every ex-pat hang out in South East Asia and used to have a hash harriers sign looking for recruits.
Hi Pat! first-time caller long-time listener. Always love to listen and see about the history of Bangkok, its present time, it's street life rhythms, street food and best of all - what is a Bangkok video without it's night scenes :) No one else out there is doing this kind of storytelling - It's so refreshing. I have a request for a video, could you cover some of the canals? What is left of them? Life along them, how they are now and were used in transport; before the BTS? Would be really cool! - Cheers!
Hi Robert, thanks! I've been getting around many canals lately and choosing which ones to feature. Some were always there but others were dug for a particular purpose.
Map of locations: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1dkWEpJkmVwNJQR9ADSAg-KlQdLxJXFKv&usp=sharing
Never Let Me Down Again. Depeche Mode...Showing our age. Haha!
Loving the map!
@@Mattsta2010I like these people singing another song of theirs ua-cam.com/video/_nZQYEk7ZqE/v-deo.html
Can’t open the map
Outstanding video, Pat.
You are the only guy that combines the history of BKK, with architecture, current stuff, and cats!
Most other channels focus on bar girls and massages.
Please never stop what you are doing... kap khun krap.
Agreed! I just wish there was a Saigon Sam! Cause I'd love to see this type of content with other major South East Asian locations. Keep it up Pat!
Thanks a lot for the compliments. I know no other way to present an area. Bit of everything that almost nobody else covered! And throw a few cats in, can't go wrong!
Pat - whatever you do, please don't stop making these kind of videos. They are excellent in terms of content and production quality. These are not the regular vlogs, these are mini documentaries and I learn so much about my favourite city in the world! So thousand thanks to you Pat and keep up the great work!
Absolutely. These videos wouldnt look out of place on mainstream tv.
Yeah pats good at articulating his message ..really good info
I agree completely!
100%... I wanted to make comment on how good it is, but you covered it..👍
Great work Pat... Truly talented and appreciated.
Silom the place where the unexpected delivers like no other place on earth. First found Silom in 1995 happy · happy days · lunch and afternoon bar chat in the Madrid Bar · anybody who was anybody in Bangkok frequented this great bar · great music · excellent food · barroom banter and much much more...
Many an afternoon progressed into drinking in both Patpong 1 and Patpong 2 late into the night at the many night clubs and agogo bars...
I still visit Silom because I just love Silom!!!
Thanks Pat live your insight into all things Bangkok...
Thanks very much for the story and memories!
Depeche mode - never let you down again (music for the masses)
I have been to Bangkok many times. From the 80s until now
It is fascinating and at the same time sad how quickly the city is changing so fast.
Unfortunately, much of the rough charm disappears more and more😥
very interesting at 6:42 Bangkok can sell firearms in Robinson. can citizens there buy firearms presently in bangkok?
Once again, another great video! I have too many stories from the Silom area to know where to begin from many fights, getting shot at by the Thai military back in 1992, to meeting my wife on Patpong Road. I grew up in that area. It's sad how quiet it has become over the years. I love the way that you include the old pictures, comparing Silom then to Silom now. Keep up the great work!
I love everything about Bangkok but the heat and the humidity. Great video as always.
The weather can be a pain in the ass!
Agree, onetime It was so exhausting walking in the heat, I had to find a place to sit down.
The smell of BKK is unmistakeable & nostaglic- especially when you come back for the first time in a while!
there was a very nice hotel called Lido Millennium betwen Soi 6 and 8
very affordable, a week's stay cost 9000 baht
I stayed there a couple of times in 2014 but it went out of business in 2015
it was a shame, very good location and interiors were pretty fresh, not old from 1980s like in other cheap hotels
Never let me down again. Not that this video did, great as always.
Thanks Brian! Great tune.
i love this city with all its colors, smells and different people. bangkok is unique
Thanks Frank!
Thank you Pat for the wonderful videos of Bangkok and its history.
Thanks very much Yaslam!
There should be someone like Bangkok Pat for every city, but I'm glad you are in my favorite one T_T
Ah yes! The Equalizer had a kick ass opening theme music. Many of the action TV shows from the 80s had really cool opening theme tunes.
Perfect timing on video. I was looking for something to do this afternoon. Now I'm going to walk down Silom to the river then maybe towards Chinatown.
Silom/Patpong area was always my favorite area along with Siam. I miss the old Patpong. The museum is awesome, everyone needs to go and say hi to Sucky. I have always stayed at the Asia Hotel from the early 90's. I try not to, but always end up there. I did not know about the ghosts until your last video. I don't if it's because of the video or what but I have heard strange sounds this time.
Safety... I can't tell you how many times in my younger days (the 90's) that I walked back to the Asia Hotel from Patpong in wee early morning hours stumbling, I'm sure. I never felt unsafe.
Love all the vlogs Pat. I have done a lot of cool stuff in BKK since watching them. Chinatown has become one of my new favorite places. The bars around "Soi" Nana are cool but pricey.
Thanks again.
Great to hear that Jim, people say Bangkok isn't walker friendly, but you just gotta watch your step, literally!
@@BangkokPat Again thanks for the Vlogs. I had a awesome walk down Silom . I ran into Thairish Pete, I saw a lady at Silom Village I use to buy antiques from that I haven't seen in years. Had a drink at the old theater turned hotel and then a beer and dinner at Jack's on the river.
Damn it I just sat all the way to Sala Dang while typing on BTS. I was going Asoke.
Lovely Pat! I'm loving the ghost which you made appear... I mean, I hope it was you who did it?! 👻
I'm not surprised the evenings are your favorite part of the day 🐈 Thanks again!
Cheers mate, I do enjoy being out on the city streets at night! But, which ghost? I haven't watched the actual video since uploading so maybe you must be mistaken mate.......
Silom in Thai mean windmill in the old day ,so the windmill at Silom intersect with Narathiwas is to symbonet this.
🙄🏁🏁☘😎😎🇸🇩
Good video
Lumpini Park is a right dump
If it wasn't for the cats I'd not set foot in the place.
Hi Pat. The urge to watch the video was so irresistible that I almost forgot to hit the like button. Keep up the good work.
Wow, thanks.....glad you 'liked' the video Alex!!
Haha, same with me. I was working out and checked my phone and then UA-cam. I saw it at the top of the list and hurried back to my room to watch on laptop.
Wow ,I noticed one pretty famous soi you featured ( more than once ) but decided not to talk about Pat 😂
Safari bar was one of the best places in the late 80´s, 90´s, Ting & Mark the Dj´s that played 60-80´s rock & could sing a couple of Swedish songs! and then Goldfinger bar with equally good taste in music managed by Randy who had a handsign for every drink to his bartenders, a "dangerous" place if the right crowd was there - to many free drinks & stupid drunk before crawling out from the place 5555 many americans there, retirees, embassy staff, good old days
great history, better and better
Thanks Tito!
Nice video Pat - I used to love staying in the Swiss Lodge , daily breakfast in MM's and dragging my various victims across silom road trying to beat the traffic day or night 5555 great memories
Silom was the district the first time I went to Thailand 10 years ago. I stayed at the Crowne Plaza just opposite Lumpini Park. This was the first time that the receptionist actually took me to my room and showed me around. There are some great bars in the area as well :-)
Good choice of hotel Tim, and there are plenty of places to get a good drink without going near patpong.
Thanks to the Thairish Times channel for the heads up about your channel , BP . Great job - very well made and informative , thanks !
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched this exceptional video. This is the video equivalent of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the richness of its detail and relevance to world culture…plus cats!
I never saw any guns in Robinson's but maybe I missed it as I never roamed the entire store. One side soi was known for Japanese bars. Thaniya? Then, another soi was specializing in the gay bars. Wish they had "frozen" Silom in 1994 or so, before any BTS/MRT, and just kept it as it was, including the magnificent Dusit Thani. The Bobby's Arms Hot Dog Stand (outdoor drinking) on Patpong Soi 2 is one of my all-time favorite places in world. Long gone, I suppose.
Another very nice lesson with our Bangkok history teacher. In his next life he becomes a DJ. Really well done !!! Thx so much
Hi Pat another good informative video, I must ask you said you was from the Andover estate originally in north London not far from where I grew up in your interview with the Irish times. Just interested if you was into you London pirate radio stations at that time as you said you were DJing also when coming Bangkok?
I had no idea that the BTS was brand new when we first visited Bangkok.
I was taken aback by how clean it was...little did I know it had just been opened.
Silom is one of my favourite places. I normally go to an outside Gym in Lumpini each morning. I use to go to the government gym (B20 per year) but they have a very strict dress code including bringing an additional pair of shoes to exercise in and shorts are not permitted. I use to have a few friends that I would drop in and see in Patpong. Great sign there outside of one of the clubs ' Fifty gorgeous girls and maybe one or two ugly ones'. I've noticed that a few small bars have tried to reopen. There was always rumours of closing down Patpong and redeveloping the site. I think this may now be highly likely. I use to like having a beer in Molly Malones and they had a great Sunday roast. Fortunately Shenanigans and the Paddy Field are just down the road. Have seen some great videos filmed in the Ghost Tower and understand that you can pay off the security guard to get in.
Patpong is rumoured to be in its final days, there's no way it could survive in its present form, unless there was a huge influx of tourists within the next 2 months, but the other issue is that the days of sex tourists filling the area tipping and spending big are long gone, the demographic has changed and maybe patpong hasn't realised that.
The Ghost Tower no longer has security, there were too many issues. The current keepers are under strict orders I was told but I've been a few times and have no interest in going up all those crumbling stairs.
Great research Pat. Always annoying that the BTS/MRT companies don't integrate a little better. I still get confused at that Silom MRT station lol. I used to enjoy the Equaliser. Karate Kid baddy was his son. Saw a few episodes of Callan also - a different pace then. I used to also enjoy Mike Hammer. Stacy Keach & the ample bosomed secretaries. Saw Depeche at the NEC long time back - great live act, and still going strong. Did they ever come to BKK? Did you hear that Dennis Waterman had died?
Cheers Justin, I read that Dennis Waterman dies of lung cancer, passing of another favourite of mine from my favourite TV show Minder.
Depeche Mode played in 1982 twice, in the Napalai Ballroom which is at the....Dusit Thani!!
They were scheduled to play in 1994 but Dave's drug habit messed up a few dates I heard.
Watching this video at 2.30am back in Australia. The ghost story of the woman and little girl in the Holiday Inn has guaranteed I won't be getting back to sleep tonight. Shattered the Narai is coming down. Was the first hotel we ever stayed at in BKK. Awesome buffet as mentioned. Once again a great video Pat. So well put together with beautiful images, thoughtful angles and top notch editing and music.
History, ghosts, cats and even a windmill.... another perfect video!
Thanks Hans, couldn't miss any cats that night in the park, they are everywhere!
An interesting one this one..... I seem to recall a 7-11 appearing at Barking in the mid 1980s, that was the first one i ever saw..... And i recall the Dusit Thani was the hotel of choice for BA flights crews when on long haul flights, i saw that on an old BBC documentary from back in the days when they made quality programmes...... So you like the Equaliser.... i have many episodes from when it was broadcast on ITV, now safely on DVD. Funny how his name was McCall, bit similar to Callan, the spy show that made Edward Woodward a hosehold name. And as a possible future vid, i recall looking for a railway museum in Bkk back in 2014 when on a visit with my Thai girlfriend of the time. We found it but it had been closed, has it re-opened anywhere else? Or are Thai's not so keen on their railways history?.....
7-11 opened in Archway in the late 80s. Lasted until the mid 90s. That railway museum used to be in Chatuchak Park, the Railway Hall of Fame. I featured it in an early video ''out and about'' It closed in 2012 and the locos are still in there. The SRT own the warehouse and had lent it to the museum founders. I am occasionally in touch with Jan Ford who helped to start the museum in 1990 and gave me permission to use some pics: Here's the photo album and she has plenty of other rail related albums: www.flickr.com/photos/janfordsworld/albums/72157626797835147
The museum will most likely be merged with the one they had planned when Hua Lamphong was gonna close, but that's not happening now, they are keeping it open for a few more years for commuter trains. Long distance trains will move to Bang Sue at the end of 2022.
Bangkok is and will always be a city that is the absolute love of my life. Thanks for the excellent content, Khun Pat.
Very unique videos for the best city in world 🇹🇭
The best UA-cam channel on Bangkok’s areas in my opinion.
My fav neighborhood :) Sad that the rooftop bar cloud49 closed though :/
Does anyone remember "Super Pussies" go go bar on Patpong 1 ?
Remember the sign in old pics!
Noriegas Bar brings back memories … a friend of mine Peter Driscoll, had a band called the Cruisers, and they played in many venues in Bangkok during the 2000’s including doing a regular gig at Noriegas 😂
Pat - I love your videos. What an amazing city. I was there last year and can't wait to visit again. Probably sometime this year. I have always been fascinated by history. And I am just so impressed by Bangkok's embracement of the past while moving ahead to the future. I have learned so much about Bangkok and Thailand from your videos. It's almost like being able to travel back in time!
Even though I was hoping you'd change into a polka-dotted shirt for the Holiday Inn part, still a very informative video. Thanks!
Hey Pat, that's my photo of Patpong you're using at 2:00. You cropped out my watermark. I should send you an invoice.
Lets see how many ghost stories will come from those new condos that they removed the Chinese cemeteries for....
DM. Never let me down. Perhaps someone else already got it. Liked The Verve joke. Great videos!
Another banger for mr Bangkok Pat. Awesome job yet again
Thanks!
@@BangkokPat small suggestion: can you make a video on my neighborhood, Pinklao? That’d be great
I lived in Bkk for 8 years. Not one of my fav cities. Some of the areas.in Patpong and Silom I avoided. Im more of a beach tropical fauna person. However I do find these videos interesting for historical purposes. Thanks Pat.
Excellent vid as always Pat. I'll be in Thailand from June and would like to buy you a beer when I hit BKK. Also interested in one of your tours ...
Noriegas Music Bar…. Sure remember that 😀
A friend of mine Peter Driscoll and the Cruisers”
Remember the British Club well. My friend was a member and invited me for lunch and a game of tennis every week in the late 90's. It was a welcome oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle.
lovely flashes of the old photos showing then and now~ nice touch
Great video Pat. When I was in BK, I stayed in Bang Rak. Very close to this video! And I liked it there!
Thanks for showing Silom in 1980.
Wow so much to catch up on . Love you pat . I find now I have to reduce my content further because I am not getting to the good stuff. Already gave up commercial TV. But you carnt get Netflix . Ha ha .
This video reminds me alot of my childhood when the rail lines are being built (the BTS) in 1997-1998, boy i feel quite old rn.
I love how you just chucked in a Depeche Mode reference (Never let me down again) right in the middle of a great tour of Silom.
Can't believe the Dusit Thani is gone. That building should have been heritage listed. Sad.
Fascinating video, I recently stay at Lebua tower and yes the drinks at the roof top bar are extremely expensive, but the view is to die for.
As always a great video. Thanks for watching over the cats of Bangkok!
Love your videos.
The only area I have explored is Dusit. Is that the most boring part of the city? It was very interesting but not much going on
finally my favorite area of Bangkok!
I can't imagine a better place to stay
BTS and MRT are right there, Siam square shopping malls two stops away, great nightlife options
I like night clubs around Soi 2
Have you done a review of Indira Regent which I have stayed twice. Second time gone down in guality..
Another very interesting, and entertaining video Pat, You have made me think there is a Horror movie to be made in Bangkok. " Demon Cats of Bangkok "
Stayed at the Dusit Thani for Songkran many years ago and Labua as well. I think they shot the Hangover 2 up on the rooftop bar there! Both very nice hotels. Another great video! I finally know where Patong is at! Lol
Another good informed video that hold the attention of the viewer. I first visited the Silom area in 1976 while living in Singapore and used to visit Bangkok almost monthly till 1992 when I moved full time to Nonthaburi. Your videos bring back good memories. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Richard for the kind words. Glad you managed to get some nostalgic memories!
Song: Never let me down again, Depeche Mode
Thank you Pat excellent video
I believe the song was by Depeche Mode Never let me down again.
It certainly was Alex, I thought it'd be a tough question to be honest!
My memories of Silom go back to 1982, when I spent my first night in the old Victory Hotel. My late cousin owned the still-thriving Lambert Gems on Soi 17, and I look forward to spending more time in Silom whenever I visit the kingdom. Thanks for revealing so much history.
Brill, brill, brill. Thoroughly enjoyed your latest video Pat. Don't know what's next but am sure it will be just as informative and interesting.
John
I still remember trolling Patpong in the late 70s
I imagine it was a lot better night out back then!
My memories of Silom go back to 1982, when I spent my first night in the old Victory Hotel. My late cousin owned the still-thriving Lambert Gems on Soi 17, and I look forward to spending more time in Silom whenever I visit the kingdom. Thanks for revealing so much history.
Very Good Introduction 😍👍♥️
Yes, I dine at the Labua State Tower restaurant and it's very expensive, and also the service is rather poorly presented. Not worth dining as the food was in small finely portion and the taste don't take me away in this sky high expectations. Once experience is enough. One glass of Jack Daniel Coke costing 300 Baht + service charges apply.
I never knew Holiday Inn was so haunted. Thanks for your good research. Cheers ♥️
Before western influences of shoddy shit sports wear Thai and South East Asian folk were really cool and dapper cheers for all the old images Pat,,fantastic viewing again 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks a lot for the kind words!
I love walking the streets there ! Great video Pat !
Cheers Bill, there's a lot of options for walking once you get to the bottom of Silom Road, so much to see!
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
Never Let me Down Again, Depeche Mode (1987) - Music for the Masses. For mine their best album
Thanks Stuart, one of their best albums that defined their sound, and a very interesting video too, ''Strange''
very nice >>can post more old pictures please?
There wasn't many more Silom photos I could find from the old days!
Great video Pat. Love the cats. Have one myself. Thanks so much.......Sal : )
We always stay in the Silom area when we come to BKK. But there are so many places you introduced in this video that we didn't even know about!! And such depth of information.... Well done again, Pat!! Love those alley cats.
that long haired woman and a child is my wife. If you see her, don't say you saw me
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I would have if I saw her, myself and Bruce will be trying to rouse her in a future episode, and I definitely won't mention you if we're successful...
Great video and always thank-you for your time....
Very interesting as always.....
Thank-you Pat 🇹🇭🇭🇲🙏B
I think the song was by Depeche Mode?
Great video. You make other youtubers look pretty ordinary.
Thanks Neil!
Always love your videos. The memories your videos dig up for me are great fun! Thank you so much!
Great stuff Pat, Silom was my 1st home in Bangkok for 3 years, such a cool place to explore, especially the back alleys on a folding bike. Would love to see a Bang Krachao Island from you one day mate
Fascinating stuff as usual Pat ,cheers.
Unbelievable engineering in Bankok 💪
Brilliant stuff Pat. Thanks
No more wheel barrows and streets wide and narrow eh?
Great documentary. (Cats and map are great too!)
The song is from Depeche Mode. Did I win?
Bit late Tommy but well done!
Great job. Appreciate your efforts.
Lot of reasons to like this video but I really enjoyed the renderings of the BTS and MRT construction (also the photos) and the reason for the long escalator. And I'll be checking out the Patong Museum next trip (June). Thanks!
Been on many a good boat ride at Lumpini Park.
Pat, did you ever get asked to join the hash harriers in Bangkok? Every ex-pat hang out in South East Asia and used to have a hash harriers sign looking for recruits.
Loving your channel Pat. Well researched stories and very professional content and cinematography. Thanks for your good work.
Hi Pat! first-time caller long-time listener. Always love to listen and see about the history of Bangkok, its present time, it's street life rhythms, street food and best of all - what is a Bangkok video without it's night scenes :) No one else out there is doing this kind of storytelling - It's so refreshing. I have a request for a video, could you cover some of the canals? What is left of them? Life along them, how they are now and were used in transport; before the BTS? Would be really cool! - Cheers!
Hi Robert, thanks! I've been getting around many canals lately and choosing which ones to feature. Some were always there but others were dug for a particular purpose.
@@BangkokPat - Can't wait to see them! I'll be staying tuned-in ;)