The temple with the Emerald Buddha

Bangkok - Stop #3

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January 16th 2009
Bangkok is a sprawling city of congested traffic, dirty air, street vendors, food stalls, river boats, opulent palaces and incredible temple grounds. Taxis are cheap and are the easiest means of transportation even with the constant traffic jams. In 2 days we were able to see the Grand Palace grounds, visit 3 Wats (temples), inspect the Royal Barges, check out the old Oriental Hotel and complete ... 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