Lingam with Buddha Image

Old Bangkok

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February 2nd 2009
2 February I got up early this morning, determined to get to downtown Bangkok one way or another. Otherwise, it felt like visiting Brooklyn and not going to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. I've done this (both in Brooklyn and France, where I've been three times but never to Paris), but it felt like I was letting the fact of traveling alone keep me from exploring. I'm not esp ... 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