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Day 1 - Bangkok

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February 5th 2009
So we had a crazy day of travel on the 4th! Over 20 hours of flight and a couple of hours lay over. The jet lag is still kicking our butts. But our first day in Bangkok was lots of fun. We woke up in the morning and decided to go to see the Grand Palace and two of the more famous temples. However we didn't know that they were closed for a Buddhist holiday. So a friendly local man (many of the T ... 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