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.
Crystal and Nora on the long-tail boat ride.
Ben and Kai on the long-tail boat.
Our hotel seen from the river.
Wat Arun
The Temple of the Dawn
Up at the top
Kai, Nora and Ben climbed to the top level of Wat Arun. The last set of stairs was more of a ladder with 24 inch steps. Pretty crazy going up. Crazier going back down.
Climbing Wat Arun
Crystal waiting at the bottom and questioning the wisdom of the climb.
Looking down from the upper level
It is too bad I had a death grip on my phone and got my finger in front of the lens. The whole thing is higher than it looks in the camera. Crystal is down at the bottom just below my finger.
A panorama of the Chao Phraya
Taken from the top tier of Wat Arun.
Climbing Wat Arun
If you look closely you can see Kai peeking over the wall on the lower level.
Wat Arun
You an see Ben, Nora, and Kai on the lower level.
Climbing Wat Arun
Ben, Kai and Nora climb up the ladder-like stairs to the top level. It was much easier going up than coming down.
A view up Wat Arun from the base.
Crystal and the kids on the pier waiting for our boat
Again, Kai looks troubled.
Ben and the kids on the pier outside Wat Arun
Kai's on the look out--he looks paranoid in a lot of these pictures.
Wat Arun
This turned out pretty interesting for being taken with a cell phone. This is the Temple of the Dawn in late afternoon.
