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sukhothai old

The ruins of the first Thai capital
Going North

January 17th 2006
Bangkok bus station 8 am, I walk out of the 7/11 supermarket and it seems like somebody has pushed the 'still' button on the world. A big hall full of people and nobody moves and all have their arms straight next to their body. What is going on? ... hey... there is some music playing... and than it hits me: this is the national anthem and I am supposed to do the same thing... Sukhothai[/ ... read more
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Thai Flag 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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