Chinese New Year traffic

EVERYONE in Bangkok celebrates Chinese New Year for a week. Traffic is terrible as people are shopping and preparing for it to begin on Feb. 19th. It is similar to Christmas in U.S. with gifts, food, family gatherings etc.....

Ancient Kingdoms

February 16th 2015
Diane arrived today at 3:30 a.m., then was up by 7:30 for breakfast and a full day of sight-seeing. She shows no sign of fatigue --- amazing! Today was spent at The Grand Palace in Bangkok. There were 4 Kings who took up residence beginning in 1782 and is where Rama 4 lived (think The King And I). One high-light within massive palace grounds is the 26" Emerald Buddha which is actually carved from ... 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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