Paragon Centre, Siam Square

Bangkok Surprise!

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February 4th 2009
So after a comfortable (but dirty) overnight train from Surathani we arrived at Bangkok Central Station at 6am. We headed off to our hostel in a taxi and after dumping our bags we took a walk to the nearby Lumphini Park, the largest park in Bangkok. The first thing we noticed about Bangkok was how clean and orderly it was, this completely took us by surprise as we expected something completel ... 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