Homeschooling at the hostel?Hi all,
We are preparing to leave the big city of Bangkok. Travel plans got lost in translation so we are leaving later in the day than we hoped. It is hot and humid and we are ready to seek out some fresh air.
With all the rains in Bangkok, the river is very high. Here we are at a public boat stop... making our way to the road. Wet.
Paul as protector Demon of one of the temples at the Wat Arun.
We are preparing to leave the big city of Bangkok. Travel plans got lost in translation so we are leaving later in the day than we hoped. It is hot and humid and we are ready to seek out some fresh air.
With all the rains in Bangkok, the river is very high. Here we are at a public boat stop... making our way to the road. Wet.
Paul as protector Demon of one of the temples at the Wat Arun. That said we had a great day. We visited the Wat Arun. It is called the temple of dawn and it is the most famous landmark in Bangkok. It is very interesting. It is completely covered in broken porcelain that was used as ballast in the ships from China. Early version of recycling.
The Temple of Dawn or Wat Arun...
Kate and Mira at the top...
We climbed or should I say, Mira, Paul and Kate climbed as high as they could go.. I went up one level and decided I was wise enough without going higher. There are three levels. Each level as a narrower and steeper staircase to exemplify the difficulty of reaching a higher state in Buddhism.. until the top of reaching nirvana.
The Temple of Dawn or Wat Arun...
Kate and Mira at the top...
We climbed or should I say, Mira, Paul and Kate climbed as high as they could go.. I went up one level and decided I was wise enough without going higher. There are three levels. Each level as a narrower and steeper staircase to exemplify the difficulty of reaching a higher state in Buddhism.. until the top of reaching nirvana.After a much needed dip, we visited the National Museum. It was great.. if you asked me, less so if you ask Paul.
When I asked Kate if she wanted to see another Wat (pronounced wot as in water).. she said sure, What's a wat?
Talk to you soon from Chaing Mai
Looks like a great day! Hope you're starting to follow the weather reports so you stop hitting the rainy spots- hee hee! Although we've yet to have rain in almost 6 weeks of travelling it looks like we might have some t-storms coming in next week. Ray leaves for Ho Chi Minh City on the 29th while Lily and I will stay in the north and do some more sight seeing. We will then start down the coast when he returns on the 31-Nov 1st. Hanoi is a very crazy town but lovely. There's lots to see but I suggest getting a rope for the girls to hold for crossing the streets. Have a look at our video on our blog. I'm sure it's similar in Bankok thought. Safe travels my friends and look forward to hearing about he next leg of your journey.
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Have a safe trip. Mom seemed much better yesterday. She's crediting her recovery to her handsome physio, Jeff. We're keeping our fingers crossed.
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Scott
Looks like lots of fun, pictures look great, we look forward to your next update!
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