A view from above

This picture, taken shortly after I had conquered my fear of heights and climbed up wat arun, shows off both the river and my amazing ability to keep the camera still, despite only recently having done some fear conquering.

A visit to Wat Arun

June 6th 2009
I swung over to Wat Arun today - which, I found out today, is not pronounced What a run, but rather Wut Arhune. There probably should be some squiggly lines over some of those vowels, but I'm not sure where, so use your imagination. Wat Arun is a temple - apparently the temple of dawn, light, or something day-time related. It's a huge structure, stretching up far higher than most buildings I've ... read more

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