Day 123 Grand Palace

"Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the wise, for along its hallowed courts the King in his beauty deigns to walk." —Charles H. Spurgeon

It was a sunny day. Cyp and I went to visit the must-see sight in Bangkok—the dazzling, spectacular Grand Palace. The weather was way too sunny and nice! We were so lucky!

p.s. You can find the information about the Grand Palace online easily. So in the article, I posted mostly pictures and few sentences only. Hope y'all like it!

I didn't use a wide angle lens to take this picture, but just realized it looked so beautiful when I was editing the photos.

When you get off at Tha Chang, keep walking and you'll see this huge white wall in front of you. That's the Grand Palace.

The clouds were just right in the shape and position when I took these photos! Amazing.

"FOREIGNER THIS WAY PLEASE" means we want your money!

The Grand Palace has an area of 218,400 square metres and it is surrounded by walls built in 1782. The length of four walls is 1,900 metros. Inside, there are government offices and the Chapel Royal of the Emerald Buddha besides the royal residences. 

There is a strict dress code for visiting the Grand Palace. 

Men must wear long pants and shirts with sleeves——no tank tops, no bare feet. Women must dressed modestly as well. 

There's a booth just next to the entry where you can rent clothes to cover up properly. You must pay 200 Baht deposit for each cloth.

How much?

The ticket to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Central Court of the Grand Palace is 500 Baht.

Hours

The Grand Palace is open every day from 8:30am to 3:30pm.

—Now, let's go inside to the Grand Palace!—

It was full of CHINESE TOURISTS! We couldn't even take a picture without a tourist inside. But the Grand Palace was truly spectacular.

Within the palace there are several impressive buildings including Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), which includes the small, famous revered Emerald Buddha that dates back to the 14th century.

Pictures below are some paintings on the wall in the temple.

I was wearing this rented pink shirts because I didn't wear appropriately!  

Behind the gate is where the Royal  lives and it's closed to the public. 

That is the typical Jamie jumping pose.

That's all, it's pretty huge and there are many parts inside the palace. However, it was way too crowded for us, even we visited on Monday. We took some pictures, went around the palace then decided to go home. 

Without doubt, the design of temples is definitely magnificent, its beautiful architecture and intricate detail as well. If there were less people, we would've enjoyed it more. 

Anyway, We had a fun day hang out together! Ciao.