At Wat Po

Crazy Bangkok and Amazing Ayuthaya

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November 11th 2005
We are now in Bangkok which is just crazy. We went for a ride in a tuk-tuk which was fun and we managed to avoid being taken to a jewellery shop, which was nothing short of a miracle. The temples are amazing here. We visited the Grand Palace and Wat Po amongst others. I've have never seen so many images of Buddha. Yesterday we went to Ayuthaya which is the old imperial capital of Thailand. I ... 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