Wat Arun

Touring Bangkok

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January 19th 2009
On Monday Mick picked me up to show me some of Bangkoks famous landmarks. Mick is my Dads childhood buddy and they have stayed in touch all these years. I actually visited his parents, Billye and Joe, in San Diego when I was living the US and had a great time! We (again) took the MRT for a few minutes and then changed on to the BTS aka the Skytrain of Bangkok. It wasn't as spectacular as I though ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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