"Floating
market (Ta-lad Num)"Villagers
selling all sorts of produce paddle around the floating market on the Klong
(Canal) at Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi.
"Bangkok"
(Krung Thep=City of Angles) is short from
Krung Thep Mahanakhon Bovorn Ratanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok pop
Noparatratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivetmahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit
Sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit...The
longest place names in the world!!.. the capital city of Thailand. Initial
impressions are of a modern metropolis geared to the needs of today's world.
You see towering office blocks , world-class deluxe hotels, and other thrusting
highrise buildings.
"Chiang
Mai" is the capital of Northern Thailand.
It is an old and delightful city, distinguished by a long history as the
onetime power center of an independent Thai kingdom. Thus there is a wealth
of ancient temples and other cultural attractions that are quite distinct
from those of Bangkok.
"Phuket
Island" is
the city in southern Thailand. Here is truly breathtaking tropical coastal
scenery-unspoilt beaches of powdery white sand and the clear blue waters
of the Andaman Sea set against a blackdrop of rolling hills and lush green
vegetation.
"Krabi"
major attraction are the beautiful Phi Phi islands, the 75-million-year-old
Susan Hoi shell graveyard, one of the three in the world, and the sweeping
Noppharat Beach.
"Phi
Phi islands" View
Point
"Tak
Bat-Devo", Buddhist rite held after Oak-Phansa.
It celebrates Lord Buddha's return to earth. On this occasion, a group
of monks are invited to arranged place to receive special food, made of
cereal and covered by sugar-cane leaves.
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