ThailandBangkokRajtaeveeKhrittachak Watthana13°44’31” N 100°33’31” E
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Our city safari adventure started at 9am. We kicked off with a walk to the skytrain, then a boat ride on the river to the Grand palace, a walk to the temple, a tuk tuk ride ( the tuk-tuks areRead more
ThailandBangkokWat PhoWat Phra Kaew13°45’4” N 100°29’33” E
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
I am not really one for temples and to be honest we have been in one too many Buddha temples for my liking.
However the temples at the Royal Palace is really on a different level. The detail is justRead more
ThailandBangkokWat PhoWat Phra Kaew13°45’3” N 100°29’33” E
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Our first stop is the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha were built after King Rama I ascended the throne as the founder of the Chakri Dynasty on 6 April 1782. We compete with loads ofRead more
ThailandBangkokWat PhoKhlong Wat Arun13°44’48” N 100°29’31” E
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
The second major attractions for the the day was Wat Pho (the Temple of the Reclining Buddha), this is one of the largest temple complexes in the city and famed for its giant reclining Buddha thatRead more
ThailandBangkokWat PhoKhlong Wat Arun13°44’48” N 100°29’31” E
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Before we get lunch we do yet another temple. This temple is known as it holds one of the biggest statues of the resting buddha. This thing is huge!
Again this temple is littered with detail, and soRead more
ThailandBangkokWat PhoKhlong Wat Arun13°44’47” N 100°29’30” E
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Enough temples, lets eat.
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ThailandBangkokSathornKhlong Saen Saep13°44’58” N 100°31’41” E
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Last stop for the day is the Jim Thompson house.
When I first heard that we are coming here I was not really that excited to see some western dudes house. But it was pretty cool, Mr. Jim Thompson, asRead more
ThailandBangkokRajtaeveeKhrittachak Watthana13°44’31” N 100°33’31” E February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The beauty of South East Asia is that you can get whatever you want. After a wonderful time on the lovely peaceful beaches of Cambodia we find ourselves in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital. Bangkok hasRead more
ThailandBangkokPratunam13°44’41” N 100°32’2” E
ThailandBangkokSukhumvit13°44’27” N 100°33’35” E
February 6, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Bangkok traffic is on a different level, while uber and taxis are cheap they might take way longer than trains etc.
We used uber to get from the Siam One Square mall which is only 3 km from ourRead more
