biggest sitting buddha in Lanna kingdom

Northern Thailand

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February 17th 2008
17/2/2008 Sitting in the cafe by the riverside in ChiangKhong last night, munching at the tasty quesillas...something sound like that, the Mexican dish I'd ordered, cheese and chicken meat baked inside a crispy wraps, together with hot and sour pickles, sour milk, rice and smashed green pea on the side, everything look tiny but quite filling. Looking back over the border across the river in Laos, ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Northern Thailand

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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