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Bangkok temple of the emerald Buddha

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October 3rd 2012
Bangkok has a lot of everything, temples, traffic, tacky shops, street food, scams, tourists etc. There are plenty of gems to find in amongst the mayhem. The temple of the emerald Buddha is one of the gems. It is a complex of buildings, not just one temple. As you walk towards it there is a view from afar across the royal field with the gold glinting and winking at you in the morning sun. The emer ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand

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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