Category: museums

  • Wandering around the Grand Palace complex, Bangkok

    A must-do sightseeing spot in Bangkok – the Grand Palace. Built in 1782 at the same time Bangkok was made the capital of Siam by King Rama I. Although the King does not live here anymore, armed guards patrol the grounds. This garrison is located next to the entrance where people that are inappropriately dressed

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  • Roaming through the Erawen Musuem, Samut Prakan, Thailand

    Roaming through the Erawen Musuem, Samut Prakan, Thailand

    Bangkok was the second stop in our recent trip to Thailand. The Erawan museum is located in Samut Prakan, about an hour by train and taxi  from central Bangkok. We went to see its renowned giant three-headed elephant statute. Many of the explanations below came from Wikipedia. The Elephant of the Universe. This three-headed elephant

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  • Zona Velha do Funchal, Madeira

    Funchal is the largest city and the municipal seat of Madeira. After A and F’s wedding, we stayed on for 2 days and had an evening to explore the city. Zona Velha is a small urban area in Funchal around Rua de Santa Maria – the oldest street of the city. Rua de Santa Maria

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  • BMW Museum, Munich

    The BMW Musuem is located across the street from and connected via a footbridge to BMW World. Go to our earlier post to see a bird’s eye view of the whole complex which includes the main manufacturing plant behind the HQ. The silver bowl-shaped building was built in 1973 by the architect who built the tall

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