Royal Palace, Bankok

Today we visited the Royal Palace and grounds. We took a boat from the Hotel up the river about 4 km to a dock near the entrance around 10 AM for about 40 bht ($1.29 per person.) It was a very warm day, and we suffered, but have been telling ourselves no to mention it since we could not wait to leave the late cold weather in Maryland and NH.

The architecture and decorations are really too beautiful to describe and too many to count, but I included a couple of photos here that might give some idea. These are from an iPhone, compressed and emailed to myself, so they lack some detail and colors.

I suppose these buildings and ornate jewelry we saw inside represent an appreciable portion of the country's riches.

Tomorrow we are off to visit an area in the country side north of Bankok, going up by bus and back by boat. Early start, so signing off for now.