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Celebrations with the King

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June 13th 2006
Bangkok has gone yellow. Yes it's the celebration of 60 years on the throne for the King of Thailand. We arrived at the airport and took a bus in to town and were welcomed by picture after poster after sign of the king's face adorning every possible place. When we were walking to our lodgings, the king was taking a trip down the river on his royal barge with his synchronised paddlers doing ... 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