Christmas in Bangkok

A Welcome Mattress

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December 22nd 2016
Geo: 13.7308, 100.521We transferred planes in Tokyo, and after another seven-hour flight, we landed in Bangkok shortly before midnight on Thursday. We checked into the Royal Orchid Sheraton in Bangkok, which had a very large Christmas tree which made us happy since we did not want to miss the holiday. We had a beautiful room overlooking the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. We checked the view, the ... 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