Bangkok - Day 2

Today we went to the Grand Palace which is a complex of buildings in Bangkok. It served as the official residence of the Kings of Thailand from the 18th century onwards. Construction of the Palace began in 1782, during the reign of King Rama I, when he moved the capital across the river from Thonburi to Bangkok. The Palace has been constantly expanded and many additional structures were added over time. The current king lives in a different palace and this is probably the #1 tourist thing to check out in Bangkok. I would say it's definitly worth going to and it is absolutely huge! The detail of this place is amazing. Andrew wore shorts, which are not cool and he ended up having to "rent" these crazy hippie pants to wear while we were there. He was happy to get them off after the tour. I came prepared in pants and a t-shirt so I was good to go. Glad we went but again, it was extremely hot and we were anxious to get home. On the way there we took the Skytrain and transferred to a boat to get to the palace. On the way home we took the same way back but it was high tide and people water was up to people's knees. This was the first and only sights of anything having to do with the flooding there so it was pretty crazy. We were lucky not to have to deal with any of the flooding but you could see the impact that it had on people's homes just from this small glimpse. Really sad for everyone affected.