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Thailand. A new adventure. Day 7. December 31

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January 4th 2008
Monday. December 31. Day 7. Phitsanulok to Sukothai to Lampang. Gathering merit. Before we leave town we visit one more temple. At Wat Yai, Anya, who at 16 is the youngest group-member, and I, representing the whole group, make an offering to a monk. On our knees, we place a bucket containing a monk's robe and an assortment of food on a platform in front of the monk. Because we are ... 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