a Wat and Elephants

BKK!!!

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September 16th 2004
Well, after a very very very very long flight from LAX to BKK, Dorine and I finally made it to Bangkok! Despite all the fears of it being hot, humid, rainy, and hot and humid, our first day was really nice and hot and humid. We spent today mostly in a car, but we did get to visit a temple and sit in a shady spot (pictures to come...) and go to a very not-backpacking type of mall. It's actually ... 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