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Trip Start Jun 14, 2006
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Trip End Aug 06, 2006


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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Today we flew back to Bangkok to meet up with Manpreet. We did a worldwind Bangkok tour visiting the Grand Palace, Golden Mountain, Democracy Monument, and night bazaar with 3700 different vendors. At the Grand Palace we were able to see the Emerald Buddha in the Temple and murals of the epic Ramayana. The Grand Palace, Phra Borin Naharatchawong, is now only use by the king for ceremonial occasions and is located next to his current residence. Wat Phra Kaew, the temple, is covered in gems and brightly colored glass pieces. It shimmers in the sunlight, creating the most beautiful mosaic pillars and stupas. Most of the buildings at the palace were constructed in the 18th century in Ratankosin, old-Bangkok style.

The Golden Mount, Phu Khao Thong, is visible all over the city because it is situated on top of a large hill. We had to climb the serpentine steps that wind through the hill shaded by gnarled trees and past graves Bangkok from Golden Mount
Bangkok from Golden Mount
 . It houses a buddha relic given to Rama V from India by the British government. At the top of the hill, you can see a 360 degree view of the entire city of Bangkok.

The Democracy Monument was erected in 1932 to commemorate Thailand's momentous transformation from "absolute to constitutional monarchy." It was designed in an Art Deco style archetecture (whatever that means). Apparently it is a popular spot for public demonstrations.

The bazaar had anything and everything you could ever imagine. Within a few hours, I was on sensory overload. I was either going to buy everything or buy nothing more because I could not decide on anything. So we decide to eat and drink to refresh ourselves. After 12 hours of walking around the city site seeing and shopping in hot, hot weather, we came back to repack our luggage for CAMBODIA!!!
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