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Headless Buddha Statues
Most statues we have seen are in this state. Either because it is the weakest point or because some other religion had them removed.
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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: The War of the Chedi
Date: December 5th 2007
After a week in Chiang Mai, we finally decided it was time to continue on the "banana-pancake trail." To our delight, it was less of a trail than we had previously thought! Leaving Chiang Mai, we hopped on a bus to Sukhothai, a relatively small town 6 hours south of Chiang Mai. Sukhothai was the first capital of Thailand, and it's heyday was from the 13th-15th centuries. It is a charming littl ... read more
Date: December 5th 2007
After a week in Chiang Mai, we finally decided it was time to continue on the "banana-pancake trail." To our delight, it was less of a trail than we had previously thought! Leaving Chiang Mai, we hopped on a bus to Sukhothai, a relatively small town 6 hours south of Chiang Mai. Sukhothai was the first capital of Thailand, and it's heyday was from the 13th-15th centuries. It is a charming littl ... read more
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