Bangkok - Took the BTS to Saphan Taksin which is linked to the ferry to bring me to The Grand Palace Bangkok. The heat was unbearable today reaching a high of 39c, it was scorching hot and I was sweating like pig. The ferry to the Grand Palace jetty cost 40Baht.
It was a short distance to the entrance of the Grand Palace but under the scorching sun it seems like eternity. Finally reach the entrance and there was such a huge crowd of tourist from all over the world. The entrance is an exorbitant 500Baht for foreigners. No shorts, singlet allowed into the palace and the entrance was making roaring business renting long pants and overalls for both male and female.
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| cool decor of bicycles |
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| The Grand Palace |
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| One of the temples in the compound |
The Grand Palace occupies a huge parcel of land with many buildings, temples and wats. This is the official residence of the Kings of Thailand since 1782 until 1925.
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| replica of the Angkor Wat |
It was too hot and too crowded to walk to all the buildings and decided to call it off and have lunch at Chinatown.
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