Stopped by the Grand Palace, the historical home of Thai kings, mostly to take pictures and video since I've been here before. At the GP, all that glitters is not gold but much of it is. Besides gold, you see emeralds, silver, rubies and other precious and semi-precious stones of all hues. It outglitters Las Vegas. No neon necessary. The architecture and craftsmanship is breathtaking in its originality and detail.
Went inside the bot (chapel) where pictures are not allowed. The bot is a celestial dream world. The 66 cm. tall emerald Buddha which is actually jade is no doubt the most precious object in Thailand. But due to its size, the Buddha gets swallowed up in the vastness of the interior space. You might even miss it if you didn't read about it in a guidebook before you got there.
Saw the place where the king holds court. Throne is appropriately regal. Red carpet ready for unrolling when needed.
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