Santa Cruz Portugese Church

A day out in Bangkok

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December 16th 2011
Geo: 13.7308, 100.521A great nights sleep and down to breakfast at 7:30. Leave guest house at 8:30 and take the cross river ferry from Phra Arthit to Phra Pinklao. Walk along main road a little then turn off into the side streets near the old Wat Dusitaram which has ckearky seen better days. We are heading to the Royal Barge Museum which is actually quite well signposted. Just as well else w ... 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