Wat Phra Kaew

Temples, temples... 'the King and I'!!

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March 4th 2006
Saturday 4th March Bangkok, Thailand Today we went to all the temples ra ra in bangkok - managed to speed round them all in bout 2 hours... not sure if that's the best way to appreciate them but it did me just fine! luckily we managed to choose the only day the mass rallies against the government weren't happening in the park next to the grand palace! Wat Phra Kaew - 'the one with the em ... 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