Kids cruising in style around the Summer Palace

Ayuthaya - Former Capital of Thailand

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July 3rd 2009
This was a day trip from Bangkok. July 3, 2009 Up and out the door early, a big day of sight seeing in store for us! For Tan, Pui, and Greg, this was especially difficult as they did not get back from the airport until around 2 am. Ayuthaya was the Siamese royal capital from 1350 to 1767. Our first stop of the day was just south of Ayuthaya at the Summer Palace, Bang Pa-In. In addition ... 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