Comments on: A Bangkok Field Trip: The Search for Captain Bush’s Grave https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/ Stories, rants & observations about expat life in Asia's craziest city Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:41:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: From How Not To Do A Thai Border Run To A Bangkok History Lesson | WOS https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/#comment-1121 Sat, 13 Aug 2016 21:59:08 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=5188#comment-1121 […] A Bangkok history lesson […]

]]> By: Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/#comment-1120 Sat, 13 Aug 2016 02:52:23 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=5188#comment-1120 In reply to Ray.

UGH, I hope not, there are some really cool buildings in there. Lofts, antique shops, etc. Why not build around the existing, historical architecture??

]]> By: Ray https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/#comment-1119 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:21:49 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=5188#comment-1119 I believe they going to pull the whole area from General Post Office/ Pier to the House and warehouses in the back open and make it a Hi-End market to draw customers in from the newly build Icon Siam

]]> By: Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/#comment-1118 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:32:00 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=5188#comment-1118 In reply to Andy.

Wow, fascinating, thanks Andy!

]]> By: Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/#comment-1117 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:31:56 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=5188#comment-1117 In reply to Gordon Anderson.

That is one old grave.

]]> By: Gordon Anderson https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/#comment-1116 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 06:25:20 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=5188#comment-1116 Agree with you regarding wandering around graves. I once found one dated 1700s in Garvald, east of Edinburgh.

]]> By: Andy https://www.gregtodiffer.com/bangkok-field-trip/#comment-1115 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:01:13 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=5188#comment-1115 The building is in fact a registered historical monument by the Fine Arts Department under the name House Number 1 Soi Captain Bush (บ้านเลขที่ 1 ซอยกัปตันบุช), and at their site there are also some photos from the inside before the renovation. http://www.gis.finearts.go.th/fad50/fad/display_data6.aspx?id=0008879

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