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Published: November 27th 2005
Grand Palace
Emerald BuddhaAfter 12 hours on a bus, we arrived in Bangkok at 5am. We had the day in Bangkok before catching the overnight train to Chaing Mai.
In Bangkok we visited ....
...the grand palace (WAT PHRA KAEW), housing the famous emerald buddha in an ornate gold leaf temple. The scale and beauty of the surrounding buildings were almost overwhelming.
...LAK MEUANG, where we watched traditional Thai dancing
...WAT PHO to see the giant reclining Buddha ...46m long and 15m high...
...WAT ARUN ... what can I say ... another beautiful temple
...Jim Thompson's house .... Jim Thompson was an American who got lost ...
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