Wat Saket Buddha statue

Khao San Road

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February 12th 2007
I'm in the Khao San Road area--tourist hell, but close to the train station and some cool temples. Early this morning before the sun and humidity set in, I walked just a mile or so to "The Golden Mount" and Wat Saket. It's a temple built on a man-made "mountain" (King Rama III in the mid-19th c. to be exact) with commanding views of the city. After a long climb up the stairs, a glorious view an ... 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