Some Wat or other

Killing time in Bangkok

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November 8th 2008
As we're just 'killing time' in Bangkok waiting to meet up with friends and it's such a huge, sprawling city, we decided to be very touristy and chartered a boat to have a look at the place from the river. I guess it's just like seeing London from a boat. I mean, I lived there for years, but never saw the place from the river except when crossing a bridge. There's not really a lot to say abo ... 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