Lindsay at Wat Phra Kaew

In front of the gold stupa. The whole thing is made of these small tiles pasted side by side.

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March 26th 2007
LINDSAY So it is now 4 days in Bangkok. We have been shopping, swimming, wandering and visited a couple tourist sights. Yesterday we went to the Wat Phra Kaew, which is a big old shiny temple, and the Grand Palace, which is a royal residence. What to say about it.... The Wat and surrounding buildings are very ornate and beautiful and I am sure my pictures do not do them justice. Th ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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