Wat Mahatthat

Ayuthaya to Chiang Rai

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November 19th 2006
Our first stop on the way to Chiang Rai was Ayuthaya. We took a tuk-tuk round to see all the sights - ancient temples and "chedi", bell-shaped treaure troves where kings and past rulers have been buried inside. We then took a bus from here to Sukhothai (rising happiness) - it was only a six hour journey so not too bad. We were the only non Thai people on the bus - a grandmother was walking he ... 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