journal indo-china 2008
Indo-China 2008 Travel Journal
Exit BangkokOct 26, 2008 Sun | |
Morning | |
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03:00 | |
10:09 | Since no photo is allowed, here's a detailed word describtion.
History of Thai: Sukhothai kingdom Then Ayutthaya Ayutthaya fell by Burma in 1569 Prince Naresuan restore independence in 1584 Ayutthaya fall finally in 1767 by Burma then Thornburi Dynasty King Tak Sin Then Chakri Dynasty by King Rama I and built Bangkok Chinese settled in Thailand under royal patronage War with Vietnam, then peace Territory yielded to western power during Rama IV times Lost 9 parts of territory to Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam and Laos (but no mention on how those parts were gained) after King Ananda Mahidol (but he also modernized Thailand). Current Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascended. I thought the history gallery was all, but it was only a small part. The National Museum is huge and unorganized; the WWII museum in Kanchanaburi may have modeled after this. |
11:29 | museum pond |
11:43 | gallery of history pre: chapel |
11:50 | walk to wat mahathat |
11:54 | bangkok puppy |
11:55 | wat mahathat |
Afternoon | |
12:03 | |
12:05 | temple stupa |
12:07 | wat mahathat windows |
12:07 | wat mahathat monkeys |
12:17 | |
12:35 | ordered a veggie soup
and a strange looking mushroom wide noodle |
12:46 | lunch at grande ville hotel |
13:10 | |
13:36 | thai airport |
13:59 | Churning of the milk Ocean |
13:59 | vishnu stands on the top |
14:19 | 14:19:57 sat at Lounge
16:04:25 on board |
14:39 | bangkok airport |
16:04 | 16:43:11 in the sky
18:06:02 time change to Hong Kong time |
Night | |
19:37 | |
20:06 | |
20:20 | Dinner with Alex, Amore and his wife, and C
Play settler Local time: 2008/10/27 00:48:00 board Vancouver Flight Just in time, no a minute spare Time change, gained a day back |
20:20 | |
21:00 | |
23:44 |