Then we flew back to Bangkok to spend a few more days sight seeing, attending banquets, and generally carousing around. Below are minipictures, sized down to decrease load time into your computer, along with descriptions. To see the full view click on the minipicture. We saw many religious temples, royal palaces, and historic sites. Thailand has a written history going back over 1000 years, and many of the sites are well maintained as tourist attractions for Thais and other visitors.
Much accurate information is available on the history of each particular attraction.
The primary religion of the country is Buddhism, and Buddhist monks and temples were also a common site. Agriculture is a large industry for the country with large swine, poultry, and dairy farms being the norm. They have very intense and productive private farms. As a result, they use less large machinery than US farmers. Good animal waste management systems, recycling of materials, and methane production to produce electricity were common on the larger farms.