Looking

Thailand, Amazing Thailand, Land of Smiles!
All that and more, but as a child I knew Thailand as Siam.  As an identical twin, early in life I learned about Siamese twins.  Later, I learned that twins joined together physically were called Siamese twins after the famous Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker, born in Siam, now called Thailand.  Of course today Siamese twins are called conjoined twins.  I suppose it would be awkward to now call them Thai Twins, although I do like the alliteration!
Who doesn't look at a pair of identical twins when they appear?  And who wouldn't take a good long look at a pair of conjoined twins?  As children, my twin Jimmy and I were used to being looked at.  Why even I, an identical twin, am completely enthralled in the presence of identical twins, a rare phenomenon indeed.  How many identical twins do you know?  And I have yet to see a pair of conjoined twins, even here in Thailand, home of the Siamese twins, Siam.
So now here I am, living in Thailand, the original home of the Bunker boys!  And what do I do?  Look, of course!  There is more beauty here per square inch than I have seen in all my 72 years of living.  And the supreme beauty?  The people of Thailand.  Physical beauty.  Emotional beauty.  Spiritual beauty.  Land of Smiles, yes, but for me, Thailand is the Land of Beauty.