The Grand Palace

Busy Busy Bangkok!

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January 21st 2007
We heard the rumours before we got here that Bangkok was a bit hectic... hectic being an understatement. The smells sounds and sights are an eye opener at first but after a few days we're starting to aclimatise. A tower of singha beer settled the nerves and sent us into a well needed sleep. The Grand Palace was our first port of call along with 10,000 other people! its certainly something special ... 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