Buddha at Wat Si Sawai

Ole explained that the Buddha has one hand pointing to the ground to indicate our connection to the earth and the other hand positioned forward to indicate... well... to indicate something significant, but I'm sorry I can't remember.

Day Seven: Sukhothai and Phrae

November 17th 2005
Today we visited a rice mill at Baan Suan. The Thais take rice very seriously - it's their biggest export. If your idea of rice is a box of Minute Rice, you have missed out! Try getting a bag of jasmine rice at your local Asian market. It has a fragrant aroma and tastes light and delicious. I rinse the rice before boiling it, which makes it less clumpy. Anyway... we saw how rice is hulled and prod ... 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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