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- Bangkok
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Highway in Bangkok at night
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- Bangkok known to
the Thai as "Krungthep" which means the
City of Angels, was established in 1782 by King
Rama I as capital of Siam. Over the past two
centuries, it has developed into a great
metropolis with a population of over 8 million.
Like other modern cities in the world, Bangkok
boasts lots of massive buildings, numerous
luxurious hotels, shopping centre and a modern
international airport. But Bangkok has also
retained its traditional charm. It is a mixture
of East and West, the ancient and the modern.
some of the interesting places tourist should
visits are:
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- Ayutthaya
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Thailand's
capital from 1350 to 1767, Ayutthaya is the
nation's best-known historical site. burmese
invaders made a thorough job of sacking the
origianl city and the surviving ruins are
scattered around an uninspiring modern provincial
centre 80km (50 miles) north of Bangkok.
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- Kanchanaburi
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Kanchanaburi
is one of the most popular tourist provinces of
Thailand because of the numerous and multifarious
attractions it offers and partly becuase of its
easy accessibility from Bangkok. The tourist
attractions of this province can be classified
into three groups namely, the remains of World
War II, scenic beauty and historical sites.
 
- Nakhon
Pathom
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- The town of Nakhon
Pathom (First City), situated on Highway 4 some
56km (35 miles) west of Bangkok, occupied the
site of one of the region's earliest settlements,
rising to prominence as the capital of a Mon
kingdom during the Dvaravati period (6th-11th
centuries).
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