On the river

River and Hot Wheels

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August 21st 2005
Last weekend we finally got to see the river! We took a boat from the dock (walking distance from a Sky Train stop) to the Mandarin Oriental hotel. The hotel is very beautiful and it was very cool to take a boat to it and see all the long boats and water taxis on the way. The river is definitely a great way to view Bangkok and I am also told that it is the best way to see the Grand Palace, whic ... 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