Bangkok

Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Sun 13 Mar 2016 06:17

Inline imageInline imageI arrive in Bangkok, a city choked with traffic.  There are some impressive sights but generally I am unimpressed; looking forward to Cambodia and Laos.

The Golden Buddha is very impressive.  At five and a half tons of gold I calculate that if I melt him down I will get £120 million.  But then the Thai people will probably melt me down.

I take a long walk to the Grand Palace expecting the King to invite me in for tea but when I arrive I discover that he does not live there any more.  If he has left this palace empty I wonder what his new joint is like....