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Typical street in Bangkok |
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Ministry of Defence |
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Grand Palace (Wat Phra Kaew) |
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Back of the temple of the Emerald Buddha |
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Phra Siratana Chedi (the golden chedi), followed by Phra Mondop and Prasat Phra Dhepbidorn (the royal Pantheon) |
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Murals in the gallery around the Grand Palace |
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Due to stupid rules, this is Netta's new look :p |
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On the left, the columns of Hor Phra Monthian Dharma. Behind is the Royal Pantheon |
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Mini Angkor Vat :) |
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Royal Pantheon tower |
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Same, with Phra Mondop on the right |
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Under the arches of the Royal Pantheon |
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Hor Phra Gandhararat |
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Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
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Phra Siratana Chedi |
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Inside of the Temple of Emerald Buddha (sorry, not a good picture, but one has to be discret: photos are forbidden) |
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East gate and towers from Hor Phra Gandhararat |
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More murals |
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Temple of the Emerald Buddha, again |
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Chakri Maha Prasat Hall, for receptions only |
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The big one on the left is Amarindra Winitchai Hall, the small one being Dusita Phirom Hall, and the right being just a bit of the huge Chakri Maha Prasat |
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On the left is Rajkaranyasapha Hall, the centre one being Dusit Maha Prasat Hall, used as a throne hall, and yearly coronation ceremony. |
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The left building is the Foreign Ministry, the right is the Defense Ministry. It makes things more convenient :) |
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The Giant Swing on the city plazza |
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Wat Suthat, also on the city plazza |
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The City Hall ... on the city plazza, of course. |
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This is Wat Ratchanaddaram, aka "the Metal Castle" |
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Inside it |
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View from the top |
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More views |
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... and back down |
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Around the corner was a nice park with a nice temple ... sorry, no name though |
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The ugly King Rama III monument |
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Democracy monument (and a free picture of the Queen to cut out) |
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Same, without stuff in front. Note that pictures of the royal family are everywhere in Thailand. |
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Gayhair :p |
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