Advertisement
« previous next »
Image of Buddha head entangled in tree roots  
   

Image of Buddha head entangled in tree roots

Wat Maha That
Ayuthaya Thailand

January 4th 2009
Ayuthaya From Bangkok I took a train 1-1/2 hours north to get away from the pollution and traffic for a few days. The town of Ayuthaya was actually much larger than I expected, and had its own share of traffic and pollution. However, the historical ruins were well worth it. Ayuthaya was the capital of Thailand (then called Siam) for 400 years. With a population of 1 million at it ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya

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
Advertisement
8th September 2010

incredible

Tot: 0.166s; Tpl: 0.005s; cc: 11; qc: 38; dbt: 0.0541s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb