Bangkok Cafe

A Day in Bangkok

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November 26th 2005
We arrived in the Bangkok airport on Friday morning and tediously cleared customs. Waiting outside Tim found his friend from Class 53 of the US NAVY basic SEAL training who went on to become an Admiral in the Thai navy. Mr. Thumchira and his neice Nan piled us into their truck and off we went on our day of adventure. Our first stop was our hotel, The Gold Orchid. After freshing up, we cr ... 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