Siamese Cat (?)
Despite having been in Thailand almost three months already, I think this was the first classic-looking Siamese Cat I've spotted! Ok the Thong Lor Fruit Stall Cat in Bangkok had the same coloured coat, but it just seemed too fat to fit the mould! This elegant cat was actually being guarded by two over-protective alpha male mongrel dogs that you don't see under the table, which growled and even charged at me as I approached! Fortunately they were leashed, otherwise it might have been necessary to put that rabies shot that I took before my trip to the test!
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 
