Water lilies outside our accommodation

Kanchanaburi

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December 8th 2009
This is the hottest day we have had on the trip. They say it is unseasonal. We have had no rain so far, which has been really good. We walked through the old town to go to the JEATH Museum (Japan, England, Australia/America, Thailand, Holland). The main street of the old town has banners up, the residents want to make it a walking street. They have put up signs in front of the old buildings rec ... 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