Chiang Mai, Thailand (1)

Friday May 15, 2009

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May 15th 2009
Finally getting out of Bangkok! Took the 8:30 am train from Bangkok's Hualampong's Train Staion North to Chiang Mai, an older town and popular tourist destination famous for it's large number of temples and crazy night bazaar markets. The train ride took 12 hours and succesully arrived at 8:20pm in Chaing Mais station. Note Train station in Bangkok: Not only did I have to pay 5 Baht to use th ... 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