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Grand Royal Barge Procession

ByPaul Johnson Hours
Grand Royal Barge Procession2006 is a year of huge regal significance in Thailand as it’s the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. To mark this, the country is enjoying a year-long festival of events. One of the most extravagant of these events will be the Grand Royal Barge Procession which takes places tomorrow evening at 7.30pm on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River.   This promises to be a spectacular display of 52 barges powered by 2,082 men from the Royal Thai Navy… if you’re in the area, make sure you don’t miss it.

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson is Editor of A Luxury Travel Blog and has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years. He is Winner of the Innovations in Travel ‘Best Travel Influencer’ Award from WIRED magazine. In addition to other awards, the blog has also been voted “one of the world’s best travel blogs” and “best for luxury” by The Telegraph.

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