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ago. At the back of the compound is a well-known market selling Buddhist
prá krêu·ang
(amulets) in all sizes, shapes and styles.
(
วัดราชนัดดาราม
; cnr Th Ratchadamnoen Klang & Th Ma-
hachai; admission free;
8am-5pm;
klorng boat to Tha Phan Fah)
8
King Prajadhipok Museum
MUSEUM
This collection uses modern techniques to relate the rather dramatic life of Rama VII
(King Prajadhipok; r 1925-35). The museum occupies a grand neocolonial-style building
constructed on the orders of Rama V for his favourite firm of Bond St merchants; it was
the only foreign business allowed on the royal road linking Bangkok's two palace dis-
tricts.
(
พิพิธภัณฑ์พระบาทสมเด็จพระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว
; 2 Th Lan Luang; admission 40B;
9am-4pm Tue-Sun;
klorng boat to Tha Phan Fah)
9
October 14 Memorial
MONUMENT
A peaceful amphitheatre commemorates the civilian demonstrators who were killed by the
military during a pro-democracy rally on 14 October 1973. Over 200,000 people had as-
sembled at the adjacent Democracy Monument to protest against the arrest of political
campaigners and continuing military dictatorship. Although some in Thailand continue to
deny it, photographs confirm that more than 70 demonstrators were killed.
(
อนุสรณ์สถาน
๑๔
ตุลา
; cnr Th Ratchadamnoen Klang & Th Tanao; admission free;
24hr;
klorng boat to Tha Phan Fah)
Understand
Th Khao San
Th Khao San, better known as Khao San Rd, is unlike anywhere else on earth. It's a clearing house of people
either entering the liberated state of travelling in Southeast Asia or returning to the coddling bonds of first-world
life, all coming together in a neon-lit melting pot in Banglamphu. Its uniqueness is best illustrated by a question:
apart from airports, where else could you share space with the citizens of dozens of countries, people ranging
from first-time backpackers scoffing banana pancakes to 75-year-old grandparents ordering G&Ts, and everyone
in between?
