After arriving at 11:30 pm on Friday night, we got up the next morning, had breakfast, and then set out to explore. We bought an all day pass on the skytrain and rode down to the river. There we negotiated our way through the many people trying to get you to take their boat. We finally settled on one that you could get on and off at different stops. So off we went up the River Chao Phraya.
It was a really cool ride. Note all the vegetation floating in the river. We never did quite figure out where that came from. We got off at the Grand Palace, home of the Emerald Buddha. This Wat is one of the biggest and is truly amazing. Every where you look you have a site like the one below - and it is 360 degrees.
Here is a temple, one of many, with just an amazing look to it.
And here is a close-up of some of the detail.
And here is a super close-up!
We have decided there is no way pictures can do justice to a Wat. You just have to be there and walk around. It isn't looking at the detail, like it is with lots of artwork and such. It's more just taking in the whole scene as well as the ambience. In keeping with us posting interesting signs - here you go. We did not use the fortune teller.
We did decide to head back to the boat. Some young Monks-in-training were waiting to go somewhere.
We decided to have a beer (ice coffee for Mom) and relax while we waited for our boat to take us home.
Then it was time to head home and get ready for a meeting the next day. Stay tuned for our next post (running about 4 days behind, hehe)
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You can get Chang beer at our little Thai place!
The Chang is okay, but I actually prefer the Singha! Last day of visiting hospitals today. Debriefing tomorrow, then we are on our own. Heading to Koh Samui on Sunday. Even though it's an island with nice beach, Mom is still looking for more elephants.
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