Bangkok

One Day in Bangkok (Day 9)

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June 13th 2009
Wednesday we ventured into Bangkok for the first time. It was a good opportunity for us to experience public transport and to get a feel for how chaotic the rest of our 9 months would be! We were dropped off in the centre of Bangkok to catch the number 82 bus to the Grand Palace. We felt that this would be a simple trip and as the bus would take us directly to the Palace we could not see how ... 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