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Bangkok, Day 2

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October 17th 2009
An early-ish start (though not compared to the day before!), as we were out of the hotel at 9am to catch the Skytrain to Saphin Taksim station, right on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. From there, we planned on taking the Chao Phraya Express boat to the Grand Palace...but fair to say, that was definitely easier said than done! On our arrival at the boat station, we found crowds and crowds of ... 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