I just got back from Thailand and have to admit that visiting the Grand Palace was by far the worse experience I've had while there. The number of tourists have gone up and with that, their "hospitality" has gone to sh*t. I was screamed at by several military guards working the doors at many of the enterences and infront of the buildings...
2007-02-28 06:47:06 · 9 answers · asked by angel09 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
I was more than properly dressed for the Grand Palace. More than I can say for over half the people there...
2007-03-02 02:58:37 · update #1
Another thing I found... When it's 40 degrees outside and the only place that sells water is OUTSIDE the enterance, they make you buy another ticket to get back in.... Not overly impressed about that either.
2007-03-02 03:00:22 · update #2
i took my daughter there two weeks ago, and have been there myself two other times, nothing different about the place i seen. Must have been a bad hair day.
2007-02-28 07:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The worst experience is the scam before entering the Grand Palace when you are approached by touts telling you that the Palace is closed on that day and trying to get you to agree to go their "tours". Fortunately I was warned about this but still it was frustrating getting thru these touts.
Another experience I do not like about the Grand Palace is the different entry prices for Thais and foreigners. As a foreigner you pay 10 times what a Thai pays. I paid the local price because a Thai friend bought the entry tickets.
2007-03-01 18:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by KK Oz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i might actually bypass away at 12.30. Friday afternoon site visitors in Bangkok may well be a entire nightmare and you are going to be able to spend a protracted time caught in one place. in case you're taking a international flight, you would be going to Suvarnabhumi airport, that's the different component of the city from the Grand Palace. in case you get to the airport early, it fairly is not any huge deal. in case you get there previous due, that's fairly stressful. Suvarnabhumi has a tendency to be especially slow at checking human beings in and processing them via passport administration too, so which you're able to allow that too.
2016-10-16 23:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Vimanmek Mansion is the biggest golden teak wood building in the world and build in 1901 by King Rama V.
2007-03-02 12:35:42 · answer #4 · answered by bus8877 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh my god it was terrible! We were walking around it for sooo long trying to find the entrance, anyone we asked said "its not open yet, come with us we can give you a better tour/call you a tuk tuk/ get you a cheap massage. liars!!!!
when we finally found the right opening, it was so busy and totally expensive for Thailand, we just up and left. So I never even saw it! Went to Jim Thompsons house instead, that ws great.
I agree it was my worst experience of Thailand too!
2007-03-01 08:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Was there 2 months ago, and it seemed like all other visits. I think the country is on high alert because of the New Year's Eve bombings and the violence in the south, and security might be a bit more vigilant. That should not mean that they should be less courteous or friendly if you think they were.
2007-02-28 23:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by BangkokBob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's important to notice that there's a dress code in effect. Due to its location close to Kho San road. You get a lot of really scuffy looking people who look like they just came out of a soup kitchen line. This really pisses off the locals. The military guards were probrubly informing you you were not dressed properly.
You are better off wearing long dress pants . If you are not wearing the proper attire you can rent clothes.
2007-03-01 11:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well like alot of visiters i have never had a bad trip there. although never seem to be alot of ppl about when i have visited.
Never heard anyone 'shouted' at apart from some kids trying to get in one part without taking there shoes off - but nothing too big.
I would think its a one off rather then anything else. But to me its ssomething i have seen once and prob would not do again really
2007-02-28 12:34:47 · answer #8 · answered by andybing1978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Went there about 2 years ago with a tour group. It was a good trip.
Sorry to hear that yours didn't turn out that well.
2007-02-28 10:45:36 · answer #9 · answered by Spring 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋