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Chonburi

Thailand's version of Holland??
A Quick Tour Around Chonburi Province (Day 10)

June 14th 2009
On Thursday Fon took us for a drive around Chonburi Province, the area immediately surrounding Pattaya. This was our first opportunity to see the countryside and stop at a few places along the way. We visited a huge 140m high Buddha which had been carved into the side of a mountain and then painted in gold. We then drove around and through one of the better beaches of Pattaya (Hat Jomtien). ... 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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