The Reclining Buddha

Bangkok Heat

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May 27th 2006
Three and a half days in Bangkok, and we're ready to move on to Vietnam. It's a cool city--very full on--but we've enjoyed it. Very hot and humid but kind of reminds me of Nebraska summers! Definitely not as intense as we thought it would be, though it probably helped that we'd already been in the country for a few weeks, touristy as it may have been in the islands. Apologies again for no pics. ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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