BangkokCity Day2

 

 

Had an incredible second day in Bangkok.
Started off river taxiing to 'Wat Pho' where we saw the 'Reclining Buddha' - 15m high by 43m long. The kids dropped coins into the 108 bronze bowls (believed to bring good fortune and to help the monks maintain the wat) in the corridor indicating the 108 auspicious characters of Buddha.

 

We then crossed the river to visit 'Wat Arun'(Temple of Dawn'). The kids charged up the central tower ('Phang') with enthusiasm much greater than mine. Unfortunately going up meant we had to come down which was pretty scary stuff! No health and safety regulations here! (might have been considered bad parenting?)
Lachlan tells me that he wants to return to Wat Arun on our next trip to Thailand, not because of the amazing climb up but because he had the 'best iceblock ever' there (the ice block was cheaper).

Wat Arun on the banks of Chao Phraya River

Wat Arun -At the top,  feeling nervous about the descent ahead?

From here we caught a longboat and did the hour long canal boat ride up the 'Thonburi' canals- very touristy thing to do, but still great to see. Trying to dock the longboat back at the pier was pretty chaotic(river boat jam).

 

 The evening was spent at Asiatique Night Market. Ollie and Jarvis were 'fish food' for a while (Jarvis's feet would have been particularly tasty).

The 60m high ferris wheel ride gave Chris and myself 15mins to whip around the markets on our own.




Asiatique Ferris Wheel