{"id":4125,"date":"2010-01-06T23:08:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T06:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/?p=4125"},"modified":"2009-12-31T01:35:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T08:35:47","slug":"the-grand-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/the-grand-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21170304trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21170304trim-450x800.jpg\" alt=\"guardian of grand palace bangkok thailand\" title=\"guardian of grand palace bangkok thailand\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21170304trim-450x800.jpg 450w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21170304trim-140x250.jpg 140w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21170304trim.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll wrap up Thailand&#8217;s Grand Palace today with another flurry of photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171345trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171345trim-800x466.jpg\" alt=\"thai man working at grand palace\" title=\"thai man working at grand palace\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171345trim-800x466.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171345trim-250x145.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171345trim.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Thai man was working on the grounds. The above, close-up shot doesn&#8217;t fully revel his environment so I went for a wide angle shot, below, as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171350trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171350trim-488x800.jpg\" alt=\"man working in thailand&#039;s grand palace\" title=\"man working in thailand&#039;s grand palace\" width=\"488\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171350trim-488x800.jpg 488w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171350trim-152x250.jpg 152w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171350trim.jpg 549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171453trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171453trim-450x800.jpg\" alt=\"king&#039;s guard at thailand&#039;s grand palace\" title=\"king&#039;s guard at thailand&#039;s grand palace\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171453trim-450x800.jpg 450w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171453trim-140x250.jpg 140w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171453trim.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just like <a href=http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/changing-of-the-danish-royal-guard\/>Denmark<\/a> and Norway, the king of Thailand has his guards too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171912trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171912trim-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"grand palace elephants bangkok thailand\" title=\"grand palace elephants bangkok thailand\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171912trim-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171912trim-187x250.jpg 187w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21171912trim.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above is the Chakri Maha Prasat Hall. We didn&#8217;t see any live elephants in Bangkok, but we saw many in Phuket a few days later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173008trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173008trim-599x800.jpg\" alt=\"Linda and Ryan at the Grand Palace\" title=\"Linda and Ryan at the Royal Palace\" width=\"599\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173008trim-599x800.jpg 599w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173008trim-187x250.jpg 187w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173008trim.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I caught these two hanging out on the grounds of the Grand Palace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173227trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173227trim-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"grand palace gardens\" title=\"grand palace gardens\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173227trim-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173227trim-250x187.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21173227trim.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The place almost looks like Disneyland&#8230; Older and not so phony though&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172303trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172303trim-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"thai buddhist monk photographers\" title=\"thai buddhist monk photographers\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172303trim-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172303trim-187x250.jpg 187w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172303trim.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These two, Thai Buddhist monks sported far larger, fancier, and more expensive camera equipment than my little <a href=http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/panasonic-lumix-dmc-lx3-versus-tz7-zs3-in-the-u-s\/>TZ7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172412trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172412trim-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Aphorn Phimok Prasat Pavilion gold pavillion at grand palace bangkok thailand\" title=\"gold pavilion at grand palace bangkok thailand Aphorn Phimok Prasat Pavilion\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172412trim-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172412trim-250x187.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/21172412trim.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This last structure is called the Aphorn Phimok Prasat Pavilion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll wrap up Thailand&#8217;s Grand Palace today with another flurry of photos. This Thai man was working on the grounds. The above, close-up shot doesn&#8217;t fully revel his environment so I went for a wide angle shot, below, as well. Just like Denmark and Norway, the king of Thailand has his guards too. Above is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[243],"tags":[245,101,175,130,176,174],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4125"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4138,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125\/revisions\/4138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}