The huge Buddha image inside the temple

Korat - Village Life in the Rice Fields

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July 4th 2008
Korat - My road tour and overnight stay with a Thai family Tuesday 1st July My phone rang at 10.00 am and today I am going out with my friend’s family to visit the the huge new temple Wat Luang Porto and the large Reclining Buddha near Sung Noen. They have also asked me to stay overnight in their village so it is going to be an interesting day. About 11.30 am my friend arrived in a ... 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