Well last day in Bangkok today and unfortunately things didn't go according to plan. I had already decided to stick with the palace and drop the canal trip in favour of the khaosyn Road area. Got to the Grand Palace and it was closed. You could access the palace surrounds, but not the buildings themselves. Which was the whole point really. The other thing was that I got there and you had to wear long trousers, and yours truly was in shorts. I could have hired some but all things considered, the queues in particular, I looked from afar and moved on. I took a couple of distance shots but theyre not up to much. So Khaosyn Road then! A plethora of hostels, bars, restauarants, massage parlours and street vendors. A backpacker paradise. And buzzing! A really good experience and a great place to sit and people watch with a cold beer!
Bangkok overall? Certainly glad I came and wouldn't have missed it. But....it hasn't really done it for me and, unlike a number of capital cities I have had the pleasure if visiting, I wouldnt go out of my way to come back.
So time to move on. 11.20 train north, from Bangkok to Ayutthaya tomorrow. The ancient capital of Thailand!!
What I could get of the palace and some general pics of the Khaosyn Road area attached.
G x
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