Tag Archive | thailand
Ayutthaya, Thailand.
Just 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Bangkok, Thailand rests the old capital city, Ayutthaya nestled on a river isle.From 1350 to 1767 (417 years), Ayutthaya was once a thriving international commercial center welcoming foreign traders from China, Vietnam, India, Japan, Persia and Europe and was comparable to the size and wealth of Paris. In 1767, […]
Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Mae Jo,Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Every year in Northern Thailand, the locals celebrate the festival of Yi Peng by sending floating lanterns into the night sky. This festival takes place on the full moon of the 2nd month of the Lanna calendar (“Yi” meaning “2nd” and “Peng” meaning “month” in the Lanna language). This festival is often confused with Loy […]
Golden Buddha, Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple in the Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand, on the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The full name of the temple is Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan. The temple is so named because the first light of the morning reflects off the surface of the temple with […]
Bangkok, Thailand.
Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand and the most populous city in the country. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep . The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over eight million, or 12.6 […]
