Wat Po 1

Bangkok in a Day

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June 6th 2006
We all got up early so that we could hit a few of the must-see sites in Bangkok, especially since Jennifer hadn’t been to Bangkok before. We made it to Wat Po, the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew, Anantha Somakhon Thrown Hall (was mostly closed for the King’s ceremony), Dusit Throne Hall and Vinanmek Mansion. Then we headed out to Khaosan Rd to get a very late lunch. The traffic was horrible so we ... read more

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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