First, we visited a textile museum that explained all of the traditional cotton and silk weaving patterns and the Thai ethnic groups that weave them. We also visited a museum that demonstrated and described the use of elephants for royal ceremony- especially the rare and sacred white elephants. Really neat.
We visited a huge teak wood house that was built in the early 1900's after the king visited Europe. It was built with only wooden nails and was decorated with european furnishings. Good news was that there was a torrential downpour while we were inside-very rare in the dry season.
The absolute highlight was the visit to the national treasures which are housed in a throne hall. You have never seen so much gold, so many diamonds, such intricate carving and embroidery in your life! Many of the items were made in 2006 or 2007 for the Kings birthday and ascension to the throne. Many items took hundreds of craftsmen several years to build.
So, why only a few outdoors photo's? Every building required us to place our shoes,cameras, phones and, bags in a locker. We also had to go through a security screen in several buildings. No to mention the fact that even though I wore long pants they required me to purchase an ugly sari for $1.60 because women are required to wear long skirts. Humph!
We finished off the day by visiting a Wat and temple build entirely out of marble which is very unusual on Asia. It was a great day. VERY hot and tired at the end:-)
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