This week I will keep sharing the itinerary of my graduation trip to
Thailand.
Day 4 Grand Palace → Wat Pho(臥佛寺) → Thai massage → Savoey Seafood Restaurant
Grand Palace is the place I want to go. It is used to be King of
Thailand’s residence. From King Rama I, King of Thailand built several
magnificent buildings in Grand Palace. Thai people consider this place a
stately place; as tourists, we have to show our respect.
Wat Phra Kaew(玉佛寺) is the largest
and the most famous one among this buildings. As I mentioned in my former blog,
you could see many Thai-style palace architecture, and this is one of them. (The
Thai-style palace architecture originate in Ayutthaya palace)
Phra Viharn Yod is my favorite buildings, but I was too immersed in
the beauty of it, so I forgot to take the picture. If you are interested in it,
you could google it. The pagoda in the middle is built like the King of
Thailand’s crown. There are many colorful porcelain-made flowers which was
imported from Chian attached on it. Only when you take a close look on it,
could you find its true beauty.
Chakri Maha Prasat Hall
The hall was built by King Rama V. The feature of it is that it is a
blend of Thai and Renaissance style. The body of the building is Renaissance
style while the roof is Thai style. I also love this building very much.
Another thing I would like to mention about Grand Palace is the
refreshing Thai milk tea served here. It is quite hot in Thailand, so I easily
feel thirsty and want to buy some beverages. Thai milk tea is one of the specialty you in Thailand. Comparing to normal milk which is a blend of black tea and milk, Thai milk tea is black tea combing with sweeten condensed milk(煉乳). I have tried Thai milk tea from
7-11, Macdonald and some restaurants; however, most of them are too sweet. The Thai milk tea I buy in Grand
Palace is not too sweet and the most delicious one. I would like to share a tip about drinking Thai milk tea: put your straw beside the ice in your cup since while the ice melt, it could light the over sweetness of Thai milk tea!
Day 5 Chulalongkorn University → Wat Saket(金山寺) → Or Tor Kor market → Siam Paragon Department Store
Day 6 Platinum Fashion Mall → Suvarnabhumi
International Airport
If you want to know in detail or have any question about our trip,
please leave a comment and I’ll try my best to answer you. Thanks for reading
my blog!
I remember that the Wat Pho is a Buddhist temple which has the largest Buddha in Thailand. Speaking of Thailand, the first image that comes to my mind is the reclining Buddha.
回覆刪除I also like the Chakri Maha Prasat Hall very much! It is so surprising that Thailand has buildings with the mixture of Thai and Renaissance styles! I think Renaissance architectures are fascinating! If I had the chance, I would definitely visit Italy, the origin of the Renaissance!
You know the first time I saw the picture of the milk tea, I thought it was papaya milk lol. I was just thinking, "Oh Thailand also has papaya milk!" But it turns out to be milk tea haha. I can imagine how sweet most of the milk tea will be due to the adding of sweeten condensed milk. Congratulations to your discover of the not so sweet one lol.
By the way, I wonder whether tourists can take pictures in the Thai temples or not.
I guess why Thai milk tea is orange is because of the sweeten condensed milk.
回覆刪除You ask a good question. I think it is ok to take picture at tourist attraction. If it is forbidden, there would be sign notice you. For example, since Wat Phra Kaew is a stately place for Thailand, there is a sign informing tourists taking of their shoes before going in the place and not taking pictures when they are in Wat Phra Kaew. However, except tourist attractions, i think it is not appropriate to take pic of Thai temples. Actually, i am not sure whether it called "temple" or not. If you are interested in, you could google Phra Phrom(四面佛). Walking on Bangkok street, you could see many little "temple" for Phra Phrom. The frequency of seeing it is like Tudigong(土地公) in Taiwan or even more. In this case, i think tourists should not take picture of it. Thai people are pious Buddhists. I have also seen a board tell tourists to show respect: the temples are built for worshiping, instead of exhibiting for tourists. After seeing that, i remind myself that being abroad, i should not have stereotype and try to think on the locals aspect.
I had been to the Chakri Maha Prasat Hall once when I was little. I like the Thai style building too but I kind of wonder why most of them are decorated in gold still now XD Condensed milk is one of the most common drinks elements you can find in South Asia. We add it in black coffee in Vietnam since it make coffee less bitter but the flavor even richer. That's the element I found missing in Starbucks or others coffee shop in Taiwan.
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