Lek was once a tour guide in Bangkok, so it was special to have her show me around the city. Our first stop was the Grand Palace. I had to borrow a shirt and wear my shawl as a skirt, so I look awful. Therefore, you won’t see photos of me at that location. Take a look at the photo with the characters holding up the stupa which is held up by figures of monkeys and by demons. Can you tell the difference? The demons are wearing shoes and the monkeys are not.
She showed me the 4 stupas in the inner court, as well as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, which is actually made of jade. We also looked at chakri mansion which is half Victorian and half thai architecture. It was odd to see columns with a Thai roof. There are many throne halls or audience halls, but I was not allowed to take photos of the actual thrones. There one one in the shape of a boat and another one made out of opal. Everything here was incredibly ornate and shiny.
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