Temple of Emerald Buddha

Bangkok temples

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March 3rd 2010
I’d like to welcome my parents to the next generation. We’re all slow movers on technology - we finally just had our first video call over Skype this morning. It went pretty well. After my call, I went upstairs to change into a pair of jeans to go out touring. One of the sights I planned to see is strict on covering the knees, shoulders and feet so I had to go with pants in this tropical weat ... 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