My last few posts were about our trip to Bangkok.This one will be ,as they say out there,same same but different.Here I will post some pictures to speak for themselves, and maybe a few words in between.The quality of the pictures is terrible,but
that's still better than nothing!
This is the hotel,Plaza Athenee,and the view from the room.

These are pictures from Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn),on the Chao Phraya River.It is supposed to be 104 meters high,and is decorated in tiny pieces of pocelain ,I was not very impressed with the quality of work,it just looks imposing from faraway,nothing like the intricate decorations churches and mosques have.
The Buddha Statue,is near the entrance,and people buy gold leaves to cover it and light candles and pray in front of it.
The steps up to the temple neary reach my knee,and were very tiring to climb.It's good that you are not allowed access to the top.
The two giant statues guard the entrance to one of the buildings.
The ticket to enetr the temple grounds states very clearly that you are not allowed to "clime"the rails,or dress "impolitely"which is understandable,but the third instruction of "Do not dangle any doll"is beyond me!
Saturday, October 28, 2006
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from United States
Thanks for the tour!