Travel Seminar 2004

Pictures of Thailand
2 Monks

Grand Palace in Bangkok

 Bangkok Skyline
Two young Buddhist monks. Buddhism is the national religion of Thailand, where over 95% of Thai citizens are Buddhists. The Grand Palace in Bangkok. The Palace compound consists of several buildings, including the Wat Phra Kaeo, the Royal Chapel that houses the Emerald Buddha, the most sacred Buddha Image in Thailand. The skyline of Bangkok, capital of Thailand and a bustling metropolis of approximately 10 million people.
At Thammasat University Bridge on the River Kwai Meeting with Tahia Ministry of Education
Presentations by Dr. Charnvit Kasetiri, a leading Thai historian, and Dr. Sirilaksana Khoman, a noted Thai economist, at Thammasat University, Bangkok. The Bridge on the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi Province. Made famous by the 1957 movie of the same name, the bridge, which was built by the Japanese with labor supplied by Allied POWs, was intended to serve as a vital rail link between Thailand and Burma. Much of the original bridge was destroyed towards the end of WWII. AsiaPacificEd Travel Seminar participants discuss education reform issues with Dr.Kasama Varavarn, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of Education, at the Thai Ministry of Education.
Group Photo at Golden Triangle. A hilltribe couple A hilltribe village classroom
Group photo at the famed Golden Triangle, the point where the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos meet. A Lahu hilltribe couple at Pi-Nong Village in Chiang Rai province. Inside a Lahu village school at Pi-Nong Village in Chiang Rai province.
With Homestay Host Prateepsatsana School Group photo with Buddhist nun
Being picked up by the host mother for a homestay in Khiriwong Village, Nakhon Si Thammarat. A visit to Prateepsatsana School, a Muslim religious school in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Thai Muslims, most of whom live in the southern part of Thailand, comprise approximately 4% of the population. Group photo with Thailand's renowned Buddhist spiritual leader Maechee Sansanee Sthirasuta, at her meditation center and learning community.