Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2)

CHAPTER I.

THE VOYAGE--FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SIAM; AND OF BANGKOK, ITS CAPITAL--RECEPTION IN THE PALACE--THE TWO KINGS OF SIAM.

On the 27th April, 1858, I embarked at London, in a sailing ship of very modest pretensions, in order to put in execution my long-cherished project of exploring the kingdoms of Siam, Cambodia, and Laos, and visiting the tribes who occupy the banks of t...