the palace of the king in Bangkok
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| Saskia and her audio guide at the entrance of the palace ... |
Today we rise early and visit the Royal Palace . The sun beats down from 11.00 am incredibly hot on the city. Therefore, we immediately try to be there when the gates open at 8:30 ...
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| a monk on his way to work ... |
The palace is the # 1 tourist attraction in the city and therefore we are not the only ones to arrive here. Whole busloads of Asian, from near and far, to be unloaded here and follow their loud chattering group leaders on the grounds.
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| A stone guard at the entrance of Chedi |
We do without a leader and Saskia concern an audio guide. It works like a Walkman, the terrain is divided into many phases, and tells a story at any point.
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| the flower into the water, thus cut down on the head, the ritual is finished ... |
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| half woman half bird of mythical creatures |
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| Saskia before the Chakri Maha ... |
We begin our tour at the mighty temples that were once only reserved for the king and now some of them continuously, and others once a year to the public accessible.
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| A famous relief ... |
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| we are watching ...! |
Next, we move on to the actual palace. A huge, ornate building, guarded by elephants in marble. The King no longer lives here. Here regularly, important state visitors, for example. Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Clinton received. We are not so important and need to stay out ... 
The palace is guarded around the clock by brave soldiers. Sentry is a great honor and the soldier on the site may are similar to their counterparts in London, do not move when tourists use it as a photo opportunity ...
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| ...., not blink when |
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| make the tourists faxes .... |
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