First meal in Bangkok

Bangkok finally

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August 6th 2006
I finally arrived, the guesthouse (New Siam II) is nice and I have big room with AC and a TV. It's really much nicer than I expected. Not many photos today, just too tired. And my first impressions of Bangkok - after reading so many warnings about the heat and noise and pollution it is a pleasant surprise - the heat is not so bad and I can sleep with just the fan, also there is a breeze. My roo ... 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