Golden Mount Bangkok

We are here in Bangkok! Getting through the airport was a cinch. We had gotten tourist visas ahead of time because we wanted to stay longer than the 30 day visa that you can get upon arrival (which I hear is also pretty easy to get).
According to our "no plan" plan, we did not make any hotel reservations. Our plane landed just after midnight …

It's been a couple days since I've had a chance to get on here, and that's because we've been kept super busy in Bangkok. On Tuesday, we went to work at the daycare, and went to the Lotus market during nap time. It is an indoor mall/super market that is seriously the most massive thing I've ever seen. Imagine King Soopers + Whole Foods + Super …

The news were terrifying: The worst floods of the last 50 years, road blocks everywhere, pictures of people in boats in the streets..

http://frombangkok.blogspot.com/2011/10 /as-maiores-cheias-de-que-ha-memoria.ht ml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pa cific-15471849

But actually, Bangkok's weather just was perfect …

Making the most of the 'free' buffet we gorged ourselves at breakfast and after thirds or fourths headed our to attempt a lonely planet dictated walking tour. Predictably within a couple of minutes we lost the route but found some great spots to visit. First was a walk up the Golden Mount with views over the city, and some slightly awkward bell …

Early start this morning to make sure we could do all the temples in time setting my alarm for 7am waking me and half the hostel up!

Arriving by Tuk Tuk we arrived at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Its amazing. So much detail has gone into the temples with tiny jems and mirrors coating the buildings. We then walked to the reclining …

Day 1: My journey began surprised at the cleanliness and organization of the Bangkok airport. As I exited with all my bags (grateful that they all arrived) I was greeted by a line of brightly colored taxis. I requested a taxi from a young lady at the taxi counter who asked where we were going and rabidly shouted to one of the taxi drivers. He …

If ever there were a capitol of the country-less nation of backpackers this would be it. Thailand is not only seemingly the most travelled backpacker destination but also the starting point for the vast majority of backpackers, their first taste of life on the road. After close to 6 months of my own travels I finally find myself here, where nearly …

After the endless queue for passport checks we collect our baggage and head for the taxi rank. We get a public taxi straight to our hotel. He doesn't use the meter but we didn't realize until half way through the 50min journey. We both remembered reading about this scam in the lonely planet and sat in silence as thoughts of how much we were gonna …

Currently waiting for the bus to come and pick Holly and I up from our hostel to take us on a delightful adventure up north to Chiang Mai - it's advertised as at 12 hour journey but we have inside intel that its actually 15. Sleeping bags at the ready (thanks to Nat) because we've gone upperclass and opted for the air con type with the astounding …

Bangkok, jij stinkstad, wat ben je groot.

Daar op Khao San Road gedraagt men zich idioot.



Ook wij gedroegen ons traditiegetrouw.

Want wij feestten met Marleen, die mooie vrouw.



Je belangrijkste, grootste en mooiste tempels hebben we
gezien.

Misschien waren het er wel tien.

... Khoa San (backpacker's road) and walk around the center of the city to see Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, Phrakan Fortress, and Golden Mount Wat Saket.  Unfortunately my camera ran out of juice for the first time on the trip, so pictures are purely in ...

... I was in and out (lots of smiling and saying no thank you, which I'm getting very good at), and he took me to the Golden Mount (big manmade hill). I wandered up- not too impressed by the temple at the top, but there are great views of Bangkok, and looked ...

... pad thai and fruit shakes were next on the agenda. Feeling reenergized we decided to walk in the midday heat to Wat Saket / Golden Mount.  This temple sits atop what used to be the highest point in Bangkok before the skyscrapers went up, and still ...

... those back home. Soon leaving the warren of stalls with the place crammed with as many bargain hunters as bargains I headed towards the Golden Mount or Wat Saket from where you can get an eyeful of the roofs of Bangkok from the small mount and remind ...

... , did not go with the nice lady. We walked up to the Golden Mount, which was open (and sounds quite majestic by the way. GOLDEN MOUNT. I sort of expected to see a burning bush and talk to at least one god from one of the dominant world religions). All ...

... certainly not quite as smart as our previous accommodation, but it's fine. That afternoon we took a walk to Wat Sakhet (the Golden Mount). The temple itself was nothing spectacular, but the views from the top were pretty good. We then found our way ...

... a silk/tailoring shop where they hand make garments for you. I ordered Nick a suit. Then we headed to this temple called the Golden Mount. It was ordered by King Rama III yonks ago and the construction was finished by Rama IV and V. It is ...

... finally found the Lucky Buddha. I don't know how lucky he was for us but we did have a great time looking for him. Golden Mount www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c9Fg5pDKjg Our Tuk Tuk driver waited for us. He asked nicely if we would go to a carpet ...

... site to site and waited while we wandered around. We saw a lucky Buddha, a big Buddha, a marble temple with more Buddhas and a golden mount with yet more Buddhas and spectacular views of the city. We also asked him to take us to the government tourist ...

... I was going to miss the Rambuttri Village which I stayed in the night before.I was sharing a room with Hugo whilst in Bangkok. --Visit to the Golden Mount-- I was one of the first to arrive with Hugo. Megan was at hand at the guesthouse and told us we ...