A walk from the 14th October Memorial to Chinatown

[BaitongBoy]

Well, Paddy, you gave this thread a bump, and I'm glad you did...

First I've seen of it, and I'm duly impressed...

Thanks, Bangyai...Great stuff, as usual...I assume you are speaking Thai with the people when you glean your added information...

[Klondyke]

Not far from that place at the end of the road Lan Luang is a Museum of King Prachadiphok - Rama VII - during his reign the parlamentary monarchy has been enacted in 1932. He later moved to England and from there he abdicated.

[Klondyke]

King Prachadiphok

[Klondyke]

With his wife Rambhai Barni

[Klondyke]

(A picture from book Siamese Memoirs - The Life & Times of Pimsai Swasti - a lady who had been staying as a child with the extended family in England, later murdered in Bangkok under strange circumstances)

[blue]

Nice walk , lovely photos ,I used to spend hours aimlessly walking about in Bangkok, in fact that's what I miss when I'm not in a big city .

Perhaps a map of the route somewhere in the thread would be a good idea?

[Bangyai]

Thanks, Bangyai...Great stuff, as usual...I assume you are speaking Thai with the people when you glean your added information...

Down here so often now I'm on family terms with my main suppliers. Things have really taken off and I'm now actually earning a living salary out of the internet. Downside is that its a full time job so little time for anything else. Thanks for the kind words though.

[Bangyai]

Not far from that place at the end of the road Lan Luang is a Museum of King Prachadiphok - Rama VII - during his reign the parlamentary monarchy has been enacted in 1932. He later moved to England and from there he abdicated.

Thanks for the interesting input. Been past the Museum many times but always in a hurry to never been in. Will have a look one day though.