Wat Arun

This is the last set of pictures from the Bangkok trip.  On our last day the confererence ended early afternoon and so we had a long-tail boat already reserved and waiting for us.  We took the klong (canal) tour through Bangkok and included a stop a Wat Arun – The Temple of the Dawn.   The boat dropped us at a heaving crowded pier and went back out in the river to wait for us.

This time the upper reaches of the Temple were open to tourists.  There were two upper levels – the first was reached by a very steep set of steps – the second even steeper (almost a ladder).   Ben took Kai and Nora up and the views were spectacular.   Going up was easy, of course, coming down was another story.   Kai just went down with no problem but Nora froze up a bit and needed a spotter for the way down.    Adventure.

Wat Pho – The Reclining Buddha

On our free afternoon we took the kids out to explore Bangkok a little bit.   Crystal and I have seen many of the sights but for Kai and Nora the last time they went through these places was in a baby sling.   It turned out the day was hot – temps climbed over 100 and the humidity was thick.

Our goal was to visit Wat Pho – the Temple of the Reclining Buddha and maybe the Grand Palace as well.   The traffic in Bangkok has not improved and much of the afternoon was spend in a cab traveling just a few miles though being air conditioned it was not that bad a place to spend time.  Also, slow ride through Bangkok – including Chinatown was in a way its own tourist attraction.    It turned out that the Grand Palace let in the last tour group at 3:30 so we didn’t make it in time for that one but we did reach Wat Pho.

More Bangkok

Here is the second round of pictures from Bangkok.  Enjoy!

Bangkok

Here is the first set of pictures from Bangkok now that I’ve got them all downloaded off the phone.   I didn’t take along our big camera on this trip in the interest of traveling light – all images were take with an iPhone.

Random March Pictures

I’ve posted a few pictures from the end of March.  Wacky hair day images are included as well as some pictures of the Den 14 “Leave No Trace” trash pickup at the edge of the cricket fields.  Enjoy!

Easter 2013

This one is a little late but here are some pictures from the latest Easter festivities including the dyeing, hiding and subsequent finding of Easter eggs.