Tourist time

After being confined to a bed for 2 days with a cold, I was finally feeling up to going outside this weekend past. Meg and I decided to check out the area near the Chao Phraya River. We took a river taxi from Sathorn Bridge to Tha Tien. It is quite the experience taking these river taxis as they pull up to the piers just long enough for you to jump on/off. I'm sure it's a regular occurrence for people to fall into the river in the process...which, due to the pollution, would probably be a death sentence.



Our first stop was Wat Po, a Buddhist temple that houses Thailand's largest Reclining Buddha. Prior to entering the shrine, you need to take off your shoes. The architecture of the shrine and Buddha itself is amazing - the picture below doesn't do it justice. It was well worth the visit.



Afterwards, we continued to explore the area, checking out the Giant Swing and then stumbling upon the tourist part of town where all the hostels are located (Khao San Road). There were hundreds of small shops/stands that were selling all kinds of trinkets, clothes, movies, etc. I quickly tired of browsing and dragged Meg back to the pier. :)