Wednesday, June 16, 2010
A Day in Bangkok
We had a driver for the day to take us to many of the famous places. We started at the Grand Palace on Rattanakosin Island which was very opulent and fascinating. The detail in the gold leaf and porcelain was quite unbelievable. 11/2 hrs later we left to take a river trip along the canals which surrounds the palace and other significant places. This was refreshing as it was 37o, we saw many contrasting houses, we finished with a lovely coconut milk drink. Next stop was at the Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) and Wat Pho (reclining Buddha). We had good tour guides and had to avoid the sprukers. We arrived back exhausted looking forward to the air-con. Had a Thai dinner then a night walk amongst the outside food vendors. Highlights of the day were seeing the Jade Buddha, the Reclining Buddha and the fresh watermelon and pineapple for lunch!
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Hi L & A - yes that reclining buddha really is most amazingingly big and the jade buddha is certainly remarkable - yes we are using air conditioning here in ballarat too however we are using the heating component not the cooling bit
ReplyDeleteHey guys sounds like you are having huge days. What a great way to spend your
ReplyDeleteBirthday Les, travelling to exotic countries. Hope Andrew is taking you out for dinner. Have a great Birthday. Wend
Hi Les Happy Birthday hope you have a great day (i'm sure you are ) Enjoy your hols and enjoy the weather its so cold here i'm struggling with it after the hot days of Mexico
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