After a full morning of shopping at the Chatuchak Weekend Market we went for a little sight seeing at the Grand Palace. The Grand Palace served as the residence of the Kings of Siam and then Thailand from 1782 until 1925. Within the Palace walls are lots of beautiful halls, pavilions, and lawns.
We are so glad we were able to make it over to the Grand Palace. We almost missed it because the Palace closes at 3:30 and we didn't decide to go until early that afternoon. It was definitely worth the trip and the crazy taxi rides.
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| Grand Palace from outside the wall |
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| Elephant statues and tuktuks in a circle outside the Palace |
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| Everything is gold! |
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Phra Mondop
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Prasat Phra Dhepbidorn
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| Statue in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
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| No photography was allowed inside this temple so this is the best picture we could get of the Emerald Buddha |
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Model of Angkor Wat
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| Beautiful gold details |
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| All that glitters is gold |
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| Murals on some of the outside walls |
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| Elaborate statues |
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| Everything is so colorful and bright |
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| Finally found a nice Australian couple to take our picture |
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| Silhouette of one of the halls |
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Chakri Maha Prasat Hall
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