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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: We're back in the Great City of Angels!
Date: September 19th 2007
No, not that City of Angels, we're in "Krung Thep" meaning "City of Angels" and better known as.... Bangkok! And this is just a shortened version of its official Thai name. If we were to translate it all we would end up with: "Great City of Angels, Repository of Divine Germs, Great Land Unconquerable, Grand and Prominent Realm, Royal and Delightful Capital City Full of Nine Noble Gems, Highest ... read more
Date: September 19th 2007
No, not that City of Angels, we're in "Krung Thep" meaning "City of Angels" and better known as.... Bangkok! And this is just a shortened version of its official Thai name. If we were to translate it all we would end up with: "Great City of Angels, Repository of Divine Germs, Great Land Unconquerable, Grand and Prominent Realm, Royal and Delightful Capital City Full of Nine Noble Gems, Highest ... read more
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