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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Long

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 letters) in Wales is supposed, according to some, to be the longest place name in the world. However I read in an article this week that New Zealand beats it with Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturi
pukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu which has 92 letters.

The website linked above, however, claims that there is a name in Thailand which pummels both of them, and it's Bangkok. Or as it is otherwise known, Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadilokphop
nopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharn
amornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasi (163 letters).

This week I have been planning my trip back to London (6 letters). I should be with you Brits at the end of January due to restrictions on my return flight. I'll have been out of the country for a whole year. Has it changed much? Anyone fancy a pint?

3 Comments:

Blogger shaz said...

Is this for good or for your month off?

The Northern Line's buggered, if that's any news to you.

x

10/20/2005 4:34 pm

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

For good (well, a year or so anyway).

10/22/2005 2:05 am

 
Blogger Trampilot said...

You can pop round ours for a bit if you like.

10/23/2005 7:28 am

 

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