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The Grand Palace

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January 17th 2009
Today we got to visit the Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, and it was stunning! The palace is no longer inhabited by the king, but it is still used for royal ceremonies. The Emerald Buddha was in the royal monastery, and is made of jade, and it has seasonal pure gold outfits that it wears. There is a mural that goes all around the walls that surround the temple, and the pure gold ... 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