Lopburi Mokey

Northern Thailand

---

January 26th 2007
We took the train north to Lopburi. Here there were some old temple ruins and the Monkey shrine where the main attraction was the monkeys that inhabit the area. They would take plastic jelly containers off tourists and proceed to unpeel the foil top and squeeze out the jelly. Not sure if jelly is really a monkeys staple diet! That night we ate at a nice restaurant with live music then had a look a ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Northern Thailand

---

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