Wat Arun

Bangkok temples

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July 28th 2009
This morning we took a public taxi express boat that goes from hop to hop on Chao Phraya river. This is another means to bypass the traffic congestion in Bangkok. Our first stop was Wat Arun. After that we went to Wat Pho with giant reclining Buddha (46 m long and 15 m high) http://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/attractions/watpho.php The last temple we visited today is Marble temple or Wat Benc ... 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