The Grand Palace

Bangkok - Thailand

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October 24th 2013
Sa wa dee ka! We are finally here in Thailand. Our first destination was Bangkok. We stayed in a hotel for two nights near a place called Sukhumwit Road. As I have been to Bangkok before, we only visited a couple of places as Stuart wanted to see some of the sites. We asked a tuk tuk driver to take us to the Grand Palace and he said it would be easier if we took a boat down the Chao Praya ri ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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