| Bangkok is intermingling of something old and | | | | consumer that they are authentic and of a high |
| something new, between its mega malls and endless | | | | standard. The gold peacock denotes that the silk is |
| streets full of shopping avenues lay relics and powerful | | | | Royal Thai Silk, made from native silkworms and hand |
| reminders of the past. Thailand is referred to as a | | | | woven. Royal Thai Silk is of the highest quality and |
| ‘land of smiles’, and its capital is its powerhouse. | | | | hence the consumer will have to pay a higher price. |
| Bangkok beckons people from all walks of life, and | | | | The silver peacock means that the silk is made from |
| wallets of varying sizes. Known to be one of the most | | | | specific breeds of silkworm and hand woven. The blue |
| travelled to and most desired tourist destinations, | | | | peacock denotes that material is made from pure silk |
| Bangkok won’t disappoint you. Of the many | | | | threads but no specific mode of manufacture is |
| wonderful things to appreciate about this nation in all | | | | defined and the material may come in many colour |
| her unrestrained glory is their world renowned Thai silk. | | | | variances. The green peacock shows that the material |
| The origins of silk itself was set to have come from | | | | is made from a mix of different threads and no |
| China. Empress Si Ling Chi was seated under a | | | | specific colour is determined. The best possible place |
| Mulberry tree in her garden when a silkworm cocoon | | | | to buy Thai silk is whilst in Thailand itself. Some of the |
| fell in to her tea cup, and while she was removing it, | | | | most reputed manufacturers can be found in Bangkok. |
| she noticed that fine strands of silk thread that | | | | Ask the advice of your hotel in Bangkok prior to your |
| unravelled as she pulled. Silk is known to have been | | | | purchase. Bangkok Grand President provides some of |
| around for over 3,000 years. Traditional Thai silk | | | | the best Sukhumvit apartments and will be a great |
| comes from a silkworm known as Bombyx mori. It | | | | place to start exploring Bangkok in your search for the |
| takes a Mulberry leaf meal diet of one year to form | | | | best Thai silk. Staying in a Bangkok serviced |
| one cocoon. There are several types of Thai silk | | | | apartment created by this reputed hotel, will |
| available, each of them is distinguishable by the | | | | undoubtedly give you levels of service and facilities |
| peacock emblem on them, which ensures the | | | | that are superlative. |