Orchids

The Ratchapreuk Festival

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January 30th 2007
In addition to visiting Sean, our primary purpose for coming to Chiang Mai was to visit the Ratchapreuk Flower Festival. This festival which began in November and ended January 31, is reputedly the largest flower show ever in Asia. It was planned to celebrate the King's 80th birthday and 60th year of reign. The best way I can describe it is as the "Disneyland of Flowers". I believe the investme ... 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