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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]
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] Blog: Are all these men really called John?
Date: October 2nd 2011
Today, we went Buddha spotting. We saw a tiny green one (the Emerald Buddha at The Grand Palace) and an enormous golden one (the Standing Buddha at Wat Indrawihan). We nearly saw a Black Buddha too, but the monks were too busy chanting and going about their business to let us in. We'd planned to visit Wat Pho next to see the Reclining Buddha and visit the massage school, but they wouldn't ... read more
Date: October 2nd 2011
Today, we went Buddha spotting. We saw a tiny green one (the Emerald Buddha at The Grand Palace) and an enormous golden one (the Standing Buddha at Wat Indrawihan). We nearly saw a Black Buddha too, but the monks were too busy chanting and going about their business to let us in. We'd planned to visit Wat Pho next to see the Reclining Buddha and visit the massage school, but they wouldn't ... read more
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