“Good and cheap” prescription glasses located on Soi Post Office does not mean poor quality or service. I bought my progressive glasses there because their selection and honesty impressed me. I bought tinted and scratch resistant glasses because I drop them all the time and they never break. They have all kinds of frames and glasses including sunglasses, progressive glasses, auto tint glasses and more. The glasses are quality glasses not copies or plastic. They have glasses that are scratch-resistant and you can even get glasses tinted.
My problem was that I have not seen an eye doctor in years and I am getting older. The lady was honest and told me that she was an optician and if I needed a doctor I should consider going to a hospital. She tested my eyes before I went and gave me a printed copy of my prescription. I went to the hospital and the doctor said that my eyes were fine but that I will develop glaucoma as I get older and will have to have a procedure done on my eyes to improve my vision. The doctor said that I should come back to the hospital in five years. The doctor gave me an eye exam and a printed prescription for glasses. The hospital does not sell glasses.
I went back to “Good and Cheap” and the optician showed me that her prescription and the hospital's prescription were identical. So, I know they are good.
Now, here is the best part. “Good and Cheap” has glasses starting at 1,000 Baht. The shop is air-conditioned too. They are located at 183/9a Soi Post Office Tel: 038 710-766 or Mobile Tel: 01-945-7521 Live long and Prosper. Take care of your health--- nobody else will.
Good evening ladies and gentleman,
I am happy to present to you information and some history of the Grand Palace.
When King Rama the 1st ascended to the throne in 1782, he moved the capital to the other side of the Chaopiaya River. The construction was finished in 3 years. The Grand Palace includes the Rpyal Chapel, which enshrines the Emerald Buddha. Every detail of the new Royal Palace is exactly like the capital of Ayutthaya.
The throne hall is called the Dusit Maha Prasat.
Originally it was called ( )and was made of wood but it was distroyed in a fire. King Rama the 1st rebuilt the throne hall and gave it the name of Dusit Maha Prasat. The hall has 4 wings. There is a 4-tired roof and a 7 tiried Prasat spire supported by 4 statues called Garudas. the interior walls are painted with Thai designs. The throne is in the middle of the hall and the throne is inlaid with mother of pearl. the throne sets under 9 tired great white canopies.
The throne hall, the Dusit Maha Prasat, is used for commemorating the anniversaries of the coronation of the King.
During the reign of King Rama the 3ed, there were revisions of Buddhist scriptures. The throne room became to place were the King and Queen would find there final resting place or lying-in-state after their death.
There is a small pavilion on the east wall of the throne hall that surrounds the throne hall Dusit Mmaha Prasat. It is called the Aphorn Phimok pavilion. It is built of wood by King rama the 4th. In the old days the King was carried on a palanquin or chairiot by 4 men. The king was carried on this chair to a shoulder-high stage of the pavilion where he would rise from his state chair and proceed to the audience hall of Dusit Maha Prasat, the throne hall. the pavilion was reproduced by king Chulalongkorn at the Bang Pa-In Palace and a replica of this pavilion was exhibited at the world's fair in Brussels. Belgeim in 1958.
A throne hall called The Chakri Maha Prasat was built during the reign of King Rama the 5th in 1876. The building has a Thai-style roof and a European style main part. the construction took 6 years , from 1876 to 1882. Its completion commemorated the centenary of Bangkok in 1882. This throne hall consists of 3 parts, the central hall, the east wing and the west wing. The central hall contain Budda statues and golden urns with the ashes of the deceased Kings of the Chakri Dynasty. The main hall has a large reception hall with large pictures of Their majesties, the King and Queen. Here is where the King receives ambassadors on the occasion of the presentation of their credentials and where state banquets take place. The walls of the Chakri Throne hall are decorated with 4 canvassed of King Rama the 4th reception of the British envoy, Sir John Bowring, Louis 14th reception , the ambassador of King Narai of Ayutthaya, the reception at Fontainebleau by Emperor Napoleon the 3ed of the Thai ambassador sent by King rama the 4th and Queen Victoria's reception of king rama th 4th's ambassador at Buckingham Palace.
The east wing is where articles of worship are kept and a reception room for royal guests. On the walls hangs large portraits of King Rama the 4th with the Queen and 5 royal princes.
The west wing contains golden urns with royal relics of deceased queens and senior members of the royal family and the Queen's personal reception room. On the walls hang portraits of king rama th 7th and his consort, Queen Rambhai.
The long halls connecting the east and west wing to the central hall. On the walls hangs portraits of former kings from king Rams the 1st through King Rama the 4th and the Queens.
The audience hall of Amarindra Vinitchai was build during the reign of king rama the 1st in 1785. it is a formal hall. There is a throne shaped like a boat and it is flanked on either side by a 7 tired umbrella. It is surrounded by 9 tiered whiet canopy. There are 2 curtains and when the king is seated on the throne a fanfare is sounded. the curtains are drawn back and the king appears wearing the tradional royal regalia.
In Phaisan Taksin hall, which is connected the Amarindra Vinitchai Audience hall, is a high alter where the tutelary deity of the nation of Phra Sayam thevathirat is installed. The most important part of the coronation of the king takes place in this hall. The King sets on an octagonal seat and receives the invitation to rule the Kingdom. The coronation chair of Bhadrabith is kept here.
Print and save for John.......thanks
|
