Travel to Thailand, Bangkok.

As Thailand is my favourite destination in the world, a sale on Thai Airways was just the reason to stop in Bangkok on our trip to France. We've been through Bangkok maybe six times but this was the first time it was our actual destination and we had 5 days to have a look around and try and get over jetlag on what is pretty much the same timezone as Perth (1 hour difference).

We stayed at the Holiday Inn in Silom in a Kids Suite. We've stayed in a similar suite at a different location but this one had a seperate room for the kids (rather than half a wall hiding them) so that was very useful sound wise when the Little Miss was screaming at 2am :( The pool was just a normal pool (maybe 15m x 5 wide) but after the heat of France we actually found Bangkok not that hot so although we used it each afternoon that was more in an effort to keep the kids awake. It was mostly around 32 degrees the whole time and only rained once while we were there.

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Travel to Central Thailand, Bangkok.

Anytime one arrives in a foreign country, there's always a need to quickly understand how much the money is worth. Yes, you can read and discover that one USD = 31 Thai Baht = .78 Euros. But that still doesn't tell you what the money is worth or what it can buy. In the US, for example, if I buy a single serving of Coke at a 7-11, I'm probably going to pay at least $1.30. Here, that same bottle of coke is only 17 B, less than half the price. A bottle of water? In the US, about the same as the Coke, maybe more. Here, it's between 6-10 B, a quarter of the price.

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Travel to Thailand, Central Thailand, Bangkok.

The Grand Palace is the historical residence of the Kings of the Siam dynasty which is situated in Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated right in the heart of the city of Bangkok. It has been the residence of the Kings of the Siam dynasty since the year 1782. The Grand Palace is still the most popular venue for a number of events that is hosted by Bangkok. King Rama I, who was the founding father of the Chakri Dynasty , began the construction of this glorious palace in the year 1782. This was also the year when the capital city of the dynasty, Thonburi, was replaced with Bangkok.Along the years of the reign of the dynasty there was continuous remodeling of the palace and also plenty of portions of the palace were added to the original plan in the later years as per the needs of the kings. This was the official residence of the Kings of the Siam dynasty till the year of 1925 and when monarchy got abolished in the year 1932 all the residual government entities
2moved out of the palace. The palace covers an area of approximately two lakh eighteen thousand and four hundred square feet and the general plan of the palace is rectangular in shape.Visiting Grand Palace is a must if you are visiting Bangkok, even for a day. It is located in the middle of the Rattanakosin Island , and the banks of the river Chao Phraya forms one of the boundaries of the palace.

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