Durian fruit

ancient capital

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July 9th 2006
The city of rivers. We stopped off for the day, rented bicycles to see the outdoor ruins of wats (temples) with stone headless Buddhas, and took a boat ride around the city to see yet more wats. All of the boat drivers were women. I think we were the only tourists crazy enough to rent bikes in that heat but you could almost feel a breeze as you pedaled. We got caught in the daily monson rains whil ... 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