Gold Buddha

Grand Palace and Gold Buddha's

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January 5th 2010
Breakfast pretty similar then we caught the number 33 bus to the Grand Palace. We jumped off the bus which was free!! Then tried to go into the museum. CLOSED! Instead we jumped on a little Tuk Tuk and agreed a fee of 60 baht to give us a tour. He took us to the standing gold buddha, and waited. Then the lying down gold buddha, and waited. Then the sitting gold buddha, and waited. Then took us b ... 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