Atop a Wat

Wat the heck

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March 20th 2010
From Bangkok we headed a couple of hours North by government bus to Ayuthaya - small Historic city that was once the capital of Thailand. Stayed in fab guest house for a couple of nights - no air con but couple of fans, own bathroom and shower. Huge mix of nationalities & ages staying there, from French family with very young kids, to old Dutch guy traveling alone and German couple who were tour ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya

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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