Wat Ratchaburana

Ayuthaya temples

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July 30th 2009
Yesterday we first went to BangPaIn Palace which is the summer palace for the royal family. We were quite lucky to get in; we arrived at the summer palace around 10:45 AM and after that they closed it since the princess was expected to arrive at 11:00. It was her 57th birthday the day before and she wants to spend some time with her family. The summer palace is about 60 km north of Bangkok. Af ... 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