Wat Buppharam 4

Monday in Chiang Mai

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May 22nd 2006
Breakfast at Grace. Felicia had to work, so I was on my own again—woo-hoo!!! Started out by getting a leisurely coffee at Coffee Mandalay. Walked around for a while and got lunch at Rachadamnoen Kitchen & Gallery—had the Burmese curry, which was excellent. On my wanderings I ended up by the city prison and noticed a massage shop across the street. What the hell, went in, asked for a one-hour f ... 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