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Bangkok Day #2

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July 30th 2014
Time to see just a few of Bangkok's over 400 temples!!! My guide, Ya, arrived at 9am with the lovely air conditioned car and driver. I looked slightly less dorky...photo later...as I had to be sure my skirt went past my knees and my shoulders were covered for visiting temples. First stop ... the Grand Palace...that's a misnomer...it should be called the Grand Palace block, or maybe region...it's 2 ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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