Day Nineteen
After three attempts we finally made it into the Grand Palace complex. The first two times we tried it was Buddha day, when the temple is closed.
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The complex consists of two parts, the temple and the palace. First up: the temple.
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After touring the temple complex, we headed to the palace.
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After a hard negotiation our TukTuk dropped us off at the train station, from where we took the subway to the hotel to cool off in the pool.
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After dinner we visited the "tallest hotel in Asia", Baiyoke Tower.
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