With only a short time in which to visit Bangkok, we started early and headed to the riverside to take a river boat to the main tourist sites of The Grand Palace and Wat Pho. The Grand Palace is amazing and we enjoyed a short tour with Captain Tavee, who was previously a member of the King's royal guard. The King and Queen are revered in Thailand and there are pictures of them everywhere - on every street, in every shop, every house. It's a cultural no-no to say anything bad about them, as well as it being a criminal offence. Following a lazy day sightseeing, we headed to Hua Lampong, the central train station, where we boarded the 1st class overnight sleeper train to Chiang Mai, taking 15 hours, costing 25 pounds each, and comprised
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