The Grand Palace

While we had an afternoon to spare before heading up to Chang Mai, we said we'd catch the grand palace in Bangkok. Supposedly the star attraction in the city. I had seen nicer places so far, but it was pretty nice - the size is the main thing about it, covering a 60 acre area. We were tired, and at this stage it was just another temple :-) My favourite part was the Wat (temple) inside the grounds of the grand palace. It even had mini Ankor Wat replica inside. Apparently, after the old capital had been sacked by the Burmese a couple of hundred years ago, the Thai capital moved to Bangkok with the grand palace being commissioned to mark the capital.