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February 8th 2010
Published: April 11th 2010
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We had a 6:30 am wakeup call for our flight over to Bangkok, but it wasn't that bad as we got to watch a bit of the Superbowl while we were getting ready. The flight was fine, clearing customs was a breeze and we were soon in a taxi to head into town as the new Suvarnabhumi airport (try pronouncing it, its actually pronounced su-wan-na-poom) is about 30km east of Bangkok. I had picked another tr... Read Full Entry



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Our boat, a traditional rice barge
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Wat Arun at night
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Thotkhirithon (giant demon) and Melissa guard the entrance
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The Ramakien murals surround the inside of the temple, a total of 1900m long
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The library
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Golden Chedi - said to hold a piece of the Buddha's breastbone
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Angkor Wat model commissioned when Cambodia was Thai territory.
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There are a lot of statues of mythological creatures throughout the complex



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