Pagodas dedicated to the reign of former kings

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November 24th 2006
Today we first caught a cab to Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha). It is 46 meters long, with its head 15 meters high. Each foot is 3 meters wide and 5 meters long. The soles of the feet are inlaid with mother of pearl showing the 108 auspicious signs of the Buddha. It is impressive and the favorite of Scott for Thailand so far. It is so large it is hard to get a good picture of it. The grou ... 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

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