Welcome to Thailand Tour and Travel

This web information guide tour to Thailand.

Thailand, or Siam as it was called until 1939, has never been colonised by a foreign power, while all of its South-East Asian neighbours have under gone European imperialism (or more recently. ideological domination by communism - which originated in Europe) at one time or another. True, it has suffered periodic invasions on the part of the Burmese and the Khmers and was briefly occupied by the Japanese in WW II, but the kingdom was never externally controlled long enough to dampen the thais serious individualism. Although the Thais are often depicted as fun-loving. happy-go-lucky folk (which they often are), they are also very strong-minded and have struggled for centuries to preserve their independence of spirit.

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Bangkok










The very epitome of the modern, steamy Asian metropolis, Bangkok has a surplus of attractions if you can tolerate the traffic noise, heat (in the hot season), floods (in the rainy season) and somewhat polluted air. The city is incredibly urbanised, But Beneath its modern veneer lies an unmistakable Thainess. To say that Bangkok is not Thailand,as has been superciliously claimed by some, is like saying that New York is not tha USA, Paris is not France, or London not England.
The capital of Thailand was established at Bangkok in 1782 by the first king of the Chakri dynasty, Rama I.The name Bangkok comes from bang makok, meaning 'place of olive plums' and refers to the original site, which is only a very small part of what is today called Bangkok by foreigners.The official Thai name is quite a tongue twister:

Krungthep-mahanakhon-bowon-rattanakosin-mahintara-ayuthaya-mahadilok-popnopparat-ratchathani-burirom-udomratchaniwet-mahasathan-amonpiman-avatansathir-sakkathatiya-visnukamprasit


Fortunately this is shortened to Krung Thep(City of Angels) in everyday usage. Metropolitan Krung Thep includes Thonburi, the older part of the city (and predecessor to Bangkok as the capital), which is across the Chao Phraya River to the west.


Wat Phra Kaew & Grand Palace. Also called the Temple of the Emerald Buddha(official name: Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram), this wat adjoins the Grand Palace on Common Ground which was consecrated in 1782, the first year of Bangkok rule. In aggregate, the 945,000 sq metre grounds encompass over a hundred building that represent 200 years of royal history and architectural experimentation.Most of the architecture, Royal or sccred, can be classified Bangkok or Ratanakosin style.With lots of minor variation.


The wat structures are extremely colourful, being comprised of gleaming, gilded chedis, polished orange and green roof tiles, mosaic-encrusted pillars and rich marble pediments. Extensive murals depicting scenes from the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic Ramayana) line the inside walls of the compound. Originally painted during RAMA I's reign (1782-1809), the murals have underone several restorations, including a major one finished in time for the 1982 Bangkok/Chakri dynasty bicentennial.Divided into 178 sections, the murals illustrate the epic in its entirety, Beginning at the north gate and moving clock wise around the compound.


















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