Day 206 (Mon 29 Jan) - Bangkok
Had breakfast and met up with Steve and Fiona for our last day of sightseeing in Bangkok.
Took a ferry from Tha Phra Athit to Tha Tien and walked the short distance to Wat Pho.
As we entered the temple complex we were somewhat distracted (ie. Jo) by a friendly black and white cat that wanted a little attention.
Pussy cat dealt with we proceeded into the complex itself. A number of temples are dotted round the complex, the most magnificent of which is the one that houses the Reclining Buddha. Just by this temple was a rather pretty water feature.
The Reclining Buddha is some 40 metres long, has gold leaf all over it and on the soles of the statue are depictions of Buddha charateristics in inlaid mother of pearl. Quite magnificent!
Wandered around the other temples and buildings in the complex. A particular temple had a highly elaborate buddha statue as its centrepiece. We were all particularly taken with the shrine to the massive tree, said to have grown from a cutting from an actual tree that Buddha rested under, that had a number of cats basking within its confines.
After the temple we got the ferry back to Pra Athit, pausing only to take a quick snap of the Wat opposite the ferry terminal, where we had a bite to eat.
Sarb was feeling a little templed out so whilst the others headed off to do some more exploring he headed back to the hotel to check up on our preparations for Koh Lanta.
Meanwhile Jo, Steve and Fiona visited a few more temples but it was too hot to do much more sightseeing.
Sarb met up again with them all back at Steve and Fiona's hotel and we all had a cup of tea. Sarb and Jo then pottered back to their hotel, stopping only to check up on Koh Lanta again. A waiting email for us resulted in out booking being confirmed!!
Had a rest then met up Steve and Fiona, who had walked over from their hotel, for a drink by the riverfront. Found a lovely little restaurant where we had cocktails. We were tempted by the food but the staff hadn't quite got the hang of vegetarian food. When told that two or our party did not eat meat they proffered dishes that included pork and another with shrimp. They seemed genuinely puzzled that vegetarians could not eat a dish with 'only a little' meat.
We left his place and had dinner at the Ranee's guest house.
Walked back through the Khao San road where we stopped at an open air bar for cocktails. Very relaxing as the band played jazz in the background.
An excellent day had by all!
Took a ferry from Tha Phra Athit to Tha Tien and walked the short distance to Wat Pho.
As we entered the temple complex we were somewhat distracted (ie. Jo) by a friendly black and white cat that wanted a little attention.
Pussy cat dealt with we proceeded into the complex itself. A number of temples are dotted round the complex, the most magnificent of which is the one that houses the Reclining Buddha. Just by this temple was a rather pretty water feature.
The Reclining Buddha is some 40 metres long, has gold leaf all over it and on the soles of the statue are depictions of Buddha charateristics in inlaid mother of pearl. Quite magnificent!
Wandered around the other temples and buildings in the complex. A particular temple had a highly elaborate buddha statue as its centrepiece. We were all particularly taken with the shrine to the massive tree, said to have grown from a cutting from an actual tree that Buddha rested under, that had a number of cats basking within its confines.
After the temple we got the ferry back to Pra Athit, pausing only to take a quick snap of the Wat opposite the ferry terminal, where we had a bite to eat.
Sarb was feeling a little templed out so whilst the others headed off to do some more exploring he headed back to the hotel to check up on our preparations for Koh Lanta.
Meanwhile Jo, Steve and Fiona visited a few more temples but it was too hot to do much more sightseeing.
Sarb met up again with them all back at Steve and Fiona's hotel and we all had a cup of tea. Sarb and Jo then pottered back to their hotel, stopping only to check up on Koh Lanta again. A waiting email for us resulted in out booking being confirmed!!
Had a rest then met up Steve and Fiona, who had walked over from their hotel, for a drink by the riverfront. Found a lovely little restaurant where we had cocktails. We were tempted by the food but the staff hadn't quite got the hang of vegetarian food. When told that two or our party did not eat meat they proffered dishes that included pork and another with shrimp. They seemed genuinely puzzled that vegetarians could not eat a dish with 'only a little' meat.
We left his place and had dinner at the Ranee's guest house.
Walked back through the Khao San road where we stopped at an open air bar for cocktails. Very relaxing as the band played jazz in the background.
An excellent day had by all!
posted by Jo and Sarb at
1/29/2007 04:37:00 am
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it certainly was a wonderful day
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