All that glitters is gold

Day 267 - The day of the Buddha, of any shape or colour

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March 26th 2007
First up was a walk in criminally high temperatures to the Grand Palace. Gemma was wearing her new top from the market that closely resembles maternity wear. Ed was wearing shorts and so had to borrow some long trousers to enter the temples. There is a lot of treasure crammed into the palace, and plenty of it is gold. Everywhere you look there are brightly coloured stones and intricate carvings, ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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