July 4 outside of America

America gained its independence from British rule after brave men went against there government in order to find a new nation...BAM! July 1776 we are a nation of our own. 2009 we are still fighting for equal rights amongst our citizens. Lets stand up for what we believe in and be thankful that there are so many reasons we are one of the greatest nations on the planet.

July 4, 2009: While you were spending the day celebrating the day you gained independence, I was at the scene of Thailand's first Capitol: Ayyuthaya. Long before Bangkok was the Metropolis Capitol of Thailand(much like DC is our capitol), this city was a hustling town full of several huge temples and revrent dedications towards the king of the land. It was at this site where the Burmese army destroyed the independence of a developing nation, sending it south to what is now Bangkok. Thailand is the only country of SouthEast Asia to never be under foreign rule...wowzers. However, the Burmese did go into each temple and cut off the heads of the Buddahs and destroyed the temples as much as they could. In that time, a temple represented a city's life, showing that it was properous and long living. (Crazy, there were buddah heads all over...one we saw was on the ground for hundreds of years, too big too move, and the tree roots started to grow around it...)

ANyway, I cant articulate anythign too well right now,,,,but it was an amazing day. Walking around and seeing the temples and hearing the stories of the land. I took a train out there with a friend and it was a real nice ride, cost 45 cents for a 2 hour train ride. The trains were very hot and uncomfortable, but it was a really cool experience. The train is free to some, so they are not well maintained, free to roam it as you please...you can even get up on top of the train cars and ride it on the roof of the train or ride outside of the train if you.....at some points we jumped off the train and ran along side of it trying to race it...haha, pretty cool. Ya, it was a nice day getting out of the fastmoving city and getting a nice peaceful getaway and just enjoyign the sites and fresh air.

Now hoping on a plane to an island in a few hrs, rated in many magazines/sites as the NUMBER 1 BEACH IN THE WORLD....Jeez. So it will be a nice getaway, no phone, no email, no nothing. Just the people and nature.

http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel-maps/world-top-ten-beaches.html

I will post some more updates soon....sorry this post is junk, I was in a hurry and couldnt think.