Marble temple

Day 1- Bangkok

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September 7th 2007
We safely arrived in Bangkok after a total air time of 21 hours, quite a whirlwind of a day, but very exciting at the same time. Spent the night after arriving around midnight Thai time (11 hour difference from home), then the next day explored the sights of Bangkok, such as beautiful temples, Tuk-Tuk rides (small 3-wheeled open vehicle) around the crazy, busy, noisy city where they don't take no ... 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