The First-Timer · Phong · Bangkok
Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew
I don't go inside anymore — I've seen it dozens of times — but I still walk foreigners to the gate every trip. It is genuinely unmissable.
The most ornate complex in Thailand. Tourist crowds are relentless by 10am. Get here before that.
— Phong, The First-Timer
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