The Golden Mount (Wat Saket) Bangkok

Es nuestro tercer día en Bangkok, el plan para hoy era ir a ver el Templo del Budha de Esmeralda y el Grand Palace pero todavía nos demoramos un poco en "activarnos" (una palabra que utilizaremos mucho durante el viaje) y, aunque juntamos desayuno y almuerzo en un “fried rice with chicken”, al final decidimos cambiar de plan e ir a dar …

J'ai atterri au milieux de la nuit dans la capitale thaïlandaise. Un aéroport immense, mais très facile pour s’y retrouver. L’immigration s’est faite sans encombre, pas un seul mot du type, pas une émotion sur son visage, un vrai robot content de travailler. Il a fait la photo, le cachet et agrafé la carte d’entrée et je …

So after having a big day yesterday we decided to have a sleep in today and this morning I slept like the dead I did not wake up until past 8 o'clock. We struggled to get ready and when we went to have breakfast we locked our key in the door. Well done you! Honestly. So we shrugged our shoulders and went to breakfast. OK the breakfast has more …

Y llegamos a Bangkok a la tarde de un día de semana…se notaba que era semana porque estaba tan llena de autos como la avenida más ocupada de Santiago…llena hasta los topes... y con un terminal de buses horrible, propio de toda gran urbe.

El hostel que habíamos reservado estaba cerca de ese terminal, pero no tanto para irse a " …

very lazy start (much needed sleep by all) meant a late start and rush for breakfast but then sight-seeing in earnest with a veritable trophy of temples and monuments including Wat Benchamabopitr, Wat Arun, Wat Saket, the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. Along with may others we can't find on the map/guide we're using. Took the express boat from Saphan …

Arrived at 9am in 35 degree heat hot hot hot!!! Thank god for the air conditioned taxi for the 40 minute ride through the bustling City! The drive was one to remember bumper to bumper, beeps and pollution!!! What an experience!!
We arrived at our hotel and ventured out for food what a choice from street stalls to restaurants ha I stayed safe …

Our next destination from Khao Sok was Chiang Mai, but they are nearly the opposite ends of the country so it involved 2 night train journeys and a day in Bangkok. The journey was long as we got picked up from the Jungle Huts by a minivan to take us to Krabi and then another minivan to Trang to catch the train. The minivan journey was a bit hairy …

Immediately upon arrival at Bangkok airport it hit us that we were in a completely different world from India. Bangkok is extremely modern with its skyscrapers, metro and skytrain all blending in with pockets of magnificent temples and pagodas. It appeared closer to what I expect Hong Kong to look like than I had expected and there was none of the …

Après un vol agréable, me voici arrivé à Bangkok. L'aéroport est immense. Je ne sais pas si Emirates a voulu jouer les pingres et s’est retrouvée reléguée au dernier recoin de l’aéroport, mais un voyageur anémique vivrait le trajet de l’avion jusqu’aux formalités douanières et ses précieux bagages comme un véritable chemin …

To the uninitiated, Thailand – and Bangkok – is a shock to the senses. The smells, sounds and sheer number of backpackers was vastly different to what we had been experiencing for the last three months. After leaving Africa we were really looking forward to experiencing a completely new culture and way of life – and boy, did we …

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... one can get a full body massage without genital stimulation. I'm not sure why you'd want to...but you can. We walked to the Golden Mount, a large stupa on top of the remnants of a failed stupa, which gives the summit a commanding view over Bangkok. We ...

... 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 ...

... by a huge golden Stupa. Supposedly there is a lucky Buddha. We trek out in search of the Lucky Buddha. First we climb the golden mount. On the way up we see a happy Buddha rotund from his indulgences in the pleasures of life. He is not the lucky ...

... 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 ...

... drift off across the hill. On a clear day, the impressive view from the top includes old Rattanakosin Island and the rooftops of Bangkok. Below the Golden Mount is one of Bangkok's oldest temples, Wat Saket - which means Temple of the Washing of Hair. ...

... under a bus stop for an hour whilst the thunder and lightning went on around me. Once it had settled down a bit I walked down to the Golden Mount, a temple sitting at the top of a mound that looked as though there were shrines all the way up to it. Due ...

... stop.  I visited Wat Intharaviharn (site of a 32-meter high standing Buddha statue), Wat Mongkrut Krasat Thryaram, and the Golden Mount (a huge 19th century chedi with excellent views of the city).  Of course, I also visited the Grand Palace ...