Grand Palace grounds

Bhudda-ed out of Bangkok

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October 21st 2008
Last night for dinner we went to the oldest American hotel in Bangkok, only built 30 years ago, called the Oriental. The hotel has boat shuttle service to the other side of the Chakapraya River to the restaurant, and I have attached a picture of the lit boat on the river. Really pretty. We had a river front table. Had a bottle of Copolla Chardonnay, Director's Cut, 2005, with dinner. Excelle ... 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