Grand Palace

12 hours in Bangkok, Thailand

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November 22nd 2005
After 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 ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more