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Royal Barges Museum

Where the Royal barges are stored when not in use. The Royal Barge procession is a ceremony of both religious and royal significance which has been taking place for nearly 700 years, but takes place rarely, typically coinciding with only the most significant cultural and religious events.
Bangkok, Thailand Day 1

March 20th 2010
After a day at sea, we had a nice dinner last night with some world cruise friends, Carol and Tom Ross and Ralph and Alma Michael from Pennsylvania. Carol and Tom are very good bridge players, formerly from Palo Alto and now in a nice Del Webb golf community in Lincoln, CA. Unfortunately, not long after our dinner, Ralph and Alma had to leave the ship as Ralph’s health was failing. As Thailandâ ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

Thai Flag 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
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