Teaking Out At The Suan Pakkad Palace

If you find yourself in Bangkok and suddenly wonder what Thailand looked like when it was just a bunch of raised houses made with teak wood, head over to the Suan Pakkad Palace. It's an open air museum, a collection of eight traditional houses that have been moved and preserved in one complex. Old, living history.

Here's the Lacquer Pavilion and it's more than 450 years old. Looking good.

Wide wood veranda that joins some of the houses together. The property was once the home of Prince Chumbhotbongs Paribatra and he converted it to a museum in 1952. Besides the buildings, there are various artifacts, altars, fancy baubles.

The inside of the Lacquer Pavilion is also impressive, gold murals on every wall.

Elephant carving on a roof gable. Three heads are better than one. More stuff, including a dainty throne with regal umbrella shade. Relaxing.

One of the houses, safely above water and lawn.