Asura Vayuphak Barge

Royal Barges and Calypso Queens - Bangkok

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May 5th 2008
Royal Barges Museum I was not that interested to begin with about seeing the Royal Barges but it turned out to be a very good way to have another cruise on the Chao Phraya River and spend a few hours on a very hot day in Bangkok. The Royal Barges are housed in sheds in The Royal Barge National Museum on the Thonburi side (left side from the Sathorn Pier) of the Chao Phraya River and pr ... 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