Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand – 1993. Prior to this trip I had been to Bangkok a couple of times for business but had not had time to do any sightseeing. This trip was no business and all tourist places. I went to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and did a canal tour in a long-tail boat, visited the Rose Garden and Samphran Elephant grounds which are about 30km from Bangkok, toured the Grand Palace and took an evening River Cruise Chao Phtaya River which flows through the middle of Bangkok.
Bangkok street vendors
Salt ponds
Salt
The canal
There were houses, storage sheds, stores etc. along the canals, all built on stilts and all accessible only by water.
There were houses, storage sheds, stores etc. along the canals, all built on stilts and all accessible only by water.
Damnoen Saduak floating market is around 50 km south of Nakhon Pathom town.
Damnoen Saduak floating market
Floating market
Floating market
Samphran Elephant Grounds
A demonstration of elephants used for logging
A demonstration of elephants used in war
Golden stupa, Grand Palace Bangkok
Grand Palace Bangkok
Grand Palace Bangkok
Naga - Grand Palace
This palace was built by King Rama V and is still used for official receptions and visiting heads of state.
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