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Paula with giant guard

Bangkok's Royal Palace (Paula's the one in front)
37. Last Stop: The Big Mango

March 3rd 2008
(N) Bangkok was founded in 1782 by the first monarch of the (present) Chakri dynasty. It is now the country's spiritual, cultural, diplomatic, commercial and educational hub. It covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres, and it is home to approximately ten million people or more than 10% of the country's population. Interestingly (I think), "Bangkok" means something like "Village of th ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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