The White Temple
This is a brand new temple and has been designed to be deliberately different. The murals inside are unashamedly modern, depicting scenes such as 9/11. We met the artist and designer inside and had a really interesting chat about his work.
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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]
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] Blog: Northern Thailand
Date: May 10th 2007
Our journey north to Bangkok coincided with the early onset of the rainy season and, boy, did it rain. However, there have been sufficient intervals between the showers for us to see and do much. Bangkok is everything you must have heard about it, noisy, completely gridlocked, very crowded, full of people who want to sell you something and often 'on the edge', especially after dark. The rain sho ... read more
Date: May 10th 2007
Our journey north to Bangkok coincided with the early onset of the rainy season and, boy, did it rain. However, there have been sufficient intervals between the showers for us to see and do much. Bangkok is everything you must have heard about it, noisy, completely gridlocked, very crowded, full of people who want to sell you something and often 'on the edge', especially after dark. The rain sho ... read more
