Ochre application before Gold Leaf

Chinatown Stroll

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March 12th 2008
With nothing to organise this morning we were able to have a sleep in till the late hour of 7.00 am, such luxury. After breakfast we decided to go out for a little walk to Chinatown. Jim has wanted to come to this part of Bangkok since our last visit when we were rushed for time and got to see prescious little of the city. Chinatown is one of the older parts of the city near to the river an ... 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