Bangkok, Thailand Day 1

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March 20th 2010

Published: April 22nd 2010

After a day at sea, we had a nice dinner last night with some world cruise friends, Carol and Tom Ross and Ralph and Alma Michael from Pennsylvania. Carol and Tom are very good bridge players, formerly from Palo Alto and now in a nice Del Webb golf community in Lincoln, CA. Unfortunately, not long after our dinner, Ralph and Alma had to leave the ship as Ralph’s health was failing. As Thailand�... Read Full Entry

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Laundry Day

Sad, but the laundry was probably washed in the river.

More Nice Flowers

Some pretty color.

The Grand Palace

We cruised past the palace, which we will see tomorrow.

Temple of Dawn

Also known as Wat Arun, it is an amazing temple and compound. One of the best of the 400 temples in Bangkok.

The Happy Travelers

Here we are at the Temple of Dawn.

Amazing Detail

The detail of this complex is incredible.

Up We Go

A pretty steep set of stairs, but it will be worth it at the top.

A View from the Top

A view overlooking the river and one of the other structures on the compound. We are as high as they allow you to go.

Looking Skyward

Taken from the same place, this center prang (tower) continues to go higher.

Another Prang

This overlooks the river and one of the other four prang or towers on the compound.

Going Back Down

Looks almost as scary going down as it was looking up.

One of the Guards

A cool looking guy!

Kitty Kitty

A cat takes it easy at Wat Arun.

So Ornate

Just look at the beauty and detail of the structure.

Expensive Condos

On our way back to the hotel, we went past this newly constructed expensive condo building, however, as you'll notice, it's right next door to one of the stilt shacks.