You ever been to Koh Si Chang? Small island off Siracha. Well, some wise thai thought it would be a great idea to move the palace from Bangkok to this tiny island, just so invading ships could encircle it. They then moved it back!! I mean, you can see where it was - is now empty - is like a magic trick. Anyway, imagine moving a whole friggin palace... to a wholly useless place too!
They also built the one and only observatory there, but after the king's death, nobody knew what it was for, so that was taken down. Progress.
Nope, only been to Koh Chang, elephant island over there, I found the entire royal family worship odd in Thailand, even going to watch a movie at a cinema was entwined with all that standing up and saluting stuff, as I sat and was looked at for being different.
How has it worked out since the king died? As people were suggesting the son was not a very nice dude?