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Thailand's first kingdom - Sukhothai 10. Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai

Thailand's first kingdom - Sukhothai

June 3rd 2009
Day 339: Wednesday 3rd June - Sukhothai: Thailand’s first capital Why do I do this to myself? Taking 6 hour bus journeys at 10:30pm at night isn’t sensible - you arrive at your destination at 4:30am, a time you would much prefer to be sleeping. At least the journey on the first class government bus in more comfortable than that on the second class one. Decent suspension so you don’t feel th ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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