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It's all gold

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It's sparkling

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The background is all gold, so it's very pretty

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Instagram photo

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(Example)

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(Roar)

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(Hong Kong Lunch)

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(Bangkok, Thailand)
Hello, how far have you been in Bangkok?

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They say this is the most splendid place in Bangkok

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-Actually, it's the palace
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But as soon as we come inside

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the sculptures and decorations are incredibly splendid

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Today is actually the Thai's New Year

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It's Songkran, so there are a lot of people

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As soon as we entered, we got a pamphlet

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This kingdom was actually built in 1782

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It's actually over 200 years old

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It's a very old place here

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And actually, even now

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It's a place where the royal family resides

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(Splendor itself)

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I think this place is

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used for royal ceremonies

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It just so happens that

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today is

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Thai New Year,

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we ended up coming on a special day

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We're really lucky

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We're so lucky

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This is a somewhat sacred place

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You have to take off your shoes when you enter

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(Outdoor shoe rack)

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It's very splendid

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No, it's all gold

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It's sparkling

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(Buddha statues and murals)

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There are really a lot of people inside

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Let me quickly

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explain the layout inside

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There’s a Buddha statue in the center,

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 and at the top, the Emerald Buddha

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It's the most famous Buddha statue in Thailand

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There are murals lined up on both sides

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Those are pictures of past kings and queens

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If you look below inside the palace like this

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there are sometimes cases where the tiles are well laid out

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But actually, they say a lot of these aren’t Thai

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They’re more often Chinese style

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Through long-term exchanges with China,

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Thai culture and Chinese elements have mixed together

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so things like the tiles often look more Chinese

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The place we are going to now is

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called Phra Sri Rattana Chedi,

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which is one of the tallest structures

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 in the Grand Palace in Bangkok

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Since the height to the top spire is about 80 meters,

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it's said to be visible from the skywalk in Bangkok

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And inside this place,

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it is a place where relics considered sacred in Buddhism are kept

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It was built in 1856,

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so it was made a long time ago

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Phra Sri Rattana means sacred treasure,

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and Chedi is the Thai word for stupa

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This place we're looking at is called Phra Mondop

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‘Mondop’ is a Thai word that means

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 a standalone structure or tower

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Like the place next to it,

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this is also a place where sacred relics are usually kept

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At the very top, the tower rises really high

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The building is square,

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but the tower at the very top rises very high,

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which can be said to be a somewhat unique shape

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Wow, if you look at these columns,

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the details are very vivid underneath

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There are so many intricate details

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But the background here is all gold, so it's very beautiful

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Isn't it great for taking pictures?

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(Example)

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(Roar)

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This is called the Thai Royal Palace Tour in Bangkok,

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and this is the size of the entire palace

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But actually, the only place we can visit is here

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The palace is actually much larger

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But ordinary people can't enter

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After seeing the Grand Palace,

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we heard there's a temple famous for a reclining Buddha nearby,

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so we're thinking of going there

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It only takes about 3 minutes on foot,

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so it seems really close

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We came to Thailand in April,

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and April is really hot

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- That's why there are sprinklers
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There's no choice but to have them

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It's so hot, so people

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would like it if water was sprinkled everywhere

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(Ticket purchase)

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(12,666 Korean won)
It's 300 baht per person

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It's quite expensive, actually

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(Barcode scan)

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(Shoe bag)

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There are really many places to take off your shoes like this

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Among the Buddhist temples in Thailand,

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this is one of the oldest temples

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It is said to have been built in the mid-16th century,

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so it is over 500 years old

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Another interesting thing is that

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this place is also

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the first university established in Thailand,

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and another interesting thing is

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 it is also famous for its massage school in Thailand

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Isn't it a completely comprehensive place with everything?

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This is famous for the reclining Buddha statue,

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and beside me now, you can see the face side

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The total length is said to be about 46 meters,

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and it is indeed an enormous Buddha statue

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Also, at the end on the soles of the feet,

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there are 108 symbols engraved with different meanings

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(Upper body)

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These are the 108 patterns on the soles of the feet mentioned earlier,

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and if you look closely, each one is different in shape

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Some look like Buddha statues,

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some look like flowers,

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and some look like buildings

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I have thoroughly toured the Grand Palace
and Wat Pho temple like this

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How much of Bangkok have you explored so far?

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Goodbye

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(Palace mural)

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(Golden temple)

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(There are many small statues)

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(HKL's three-line review
1. A place where Thai royalty resides
2. The most splendid place in Bangkok
3. Numerous Buddhist-related relics)