The Temple at the Grand Palace

Back to the Modern World: Bustling Bangkok

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June 26th 2006
Arrival in Bangkok We arrived in Bangkok realizing (not surprisingly) how different it is than Myanmar. It was just exciting to be able to use an ATM and have a currency traded in world markets. (That being said, I'm glad I didn't have a lot of Thai baht in 1997...) Driving into Bangkok, we appreciated the large size of the city (6 million people). Not close to Beijing or Shanghai, ... 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