I visited the Jim Thompson House while in Bangkok and had a very interesting time. Many of you probably don't know who Jim Thompson was, but he was an American who revived the Thai silk industry. Go to the website to learn more (http://www.jimthompsonhouse.com/) His house is in the heart of Bangkok right on one of the water ways which is how they got around mostly in his days. The pictures shown are his house, a template of which Thai silk was made, and a headless statue. The reason the statue does not have a head is because during a war the head was cut off to see if gold was in the statue. If there was no gold then they left the statue.
Jim Thompson only had one air-conditioned in his house and instead of the bedroom he had it in his office since he spent most of this time there. Jim Thompson mysteriously disappeared without a trace one day in 1967 while walking in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. If you ever visit Bangkok it is worth the trip.
Jim Thompson only had one air-conditioned in his house and instead of the bedroom he had it in his office since he spent most of this time there. Jim Thompson mysteriously disappeared without a trace one day in 1967 while walking in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. If you ever visit Bangkok it is worth the trip.
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