Reclining Buddha

Buddha and Boats

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June 18th 2005
Greetings from Bangkok! The weather is hot and humid, but not really much more than it was in Texas last week. We did a bit of touring today, visiting several of the major tourist attractions in the city. We met our guide, “Ms. Sammy” (she uses this name because her Thai name is rather hard to pronounce) early this morning. We can’t imagine having a better guide. She has taught us so much a ... 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