Brendan and Wat Po

Final Bangkok sights, Train to Lop Buri/chiang Mai

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June 1st 2005
Motivated by the desire to squeeze in the final Bangkok sights, I have woken up early....Over breakfast get talkin to Brendan an Irish guy from Sligo that is doing a round the world trip... He confesses that despite spending much time in Bangkok on a previous visit he has not seen the main temples...'tis a familiar story apparently..some prefer the beer other prefer the sights ...kinda like tho ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Lopburi

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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