cheeky thief

Monkey town

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November 12th 2007
On the way up to Chiang Mai we stopped off for the day at Lopburi to see the monkeys. Not a happening place, the monkeys were the only real thing of interest. They are everywhere and rule the town. We put our bottle of water down for a minute and one of them ran off with it, opened it up and poured it everywhere. There was really not much to do in the evening in this place, no bars, cafes, jus ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Lopburi

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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