Thailand
LAND OF SMILES
»By the grace of His Majesty the king, my companions and I had the convenience of two royal steam boats for our journey to the summer residence in Bang Pa In. Navigating the wide Maenam upstream, we stopped at every place that pleased us. When darkness fell, we anchored our steamers in midstream …«. These were the impressions of the German travel writer Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg in his book »Siam – Empire of the White Elephant« in 1899.
506 pages, 12 specials, superb 3D illustrations,
46 detailed maps and plans, map 1:2 Mio.