Wat Arun

Wat Arun

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July 9th 2011
Before I went to Thailand I thought of Wat Arun as being one of those iconic must-see Bangkok landmarks that is unbearably overrun with shutter-happy tourists. Not the case. Iconic and must-see? Yes. Overrun with tourists? Not so much. I was having difficulty figuring out how to get there because it is on the opposite side from where the boat stops. There was no bridge or anything nearby 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