Carys at The Grand Palace

Bangkok day three

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August 13th 2013
Today, Tuesday, is our last full day in Bangkok, and we leave tomorrow morning for Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Monday ended well as we met up with our old friend from university, Simon Dewhurst, who is living and working here. Great to catch up with him! The restaurant was good but oddly it was practically empty due to the national holiday. This morning we took a taxi to the Grand Palace - ... 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