Mummified Monk

Buddhist Temples

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December 28th 2015
Our first day trip involved visiting various temples. We started at the famed big Buddha in the center of the island. There were lavish steps with shiny tiles and mosaics of bright greens and blues. My friend Bobby was the first to walk up and did not know about the rule of taking shoes off before entering a sacred temple. Some monks yelled at him in broken English, "disrespectful merican"! The Th ... read more

Asia » 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