Thursday 28-December 2017 The other half of Wat Pho While Wat Arun is being guarded by two giant yak nature-spirits, Wat Pho is guarded by two of what looks to be wise men. Not as fierce or aggressive-looking as the yaks, but they are there guarding the temple every day. Wat Pho is most known as the temple of the Reclining Buddha. That is only one part of Wat Pho. Wat Pho is also significant […]
Thursday 28 December 2017 The journey from Los Angeles to Bangkok: On my travel to Chiang Mai, Thailand, I am spending two nights including one full day in Bangkok to recover from the long travel day and enjoy a few of my favorite sights in Bangkok. Bangkok is a large and almost chaotic city with twice as many people as Los Angeles in a space the size of Los Angeles. It is winter in Thailand […]
Friday, December 30, 2016 Traveling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai Today is a travel day, and while there are a few interesting sights a long the way, I am generally too busy with managing my luggage to have my camera out and ready to take pictures. The day started in the Intercontinental with a breakfast similar to that I had yesterday at the large breakfast buffet. After a slightly lingering breakfast, it was up to […]
Thursday December 29, 2016 A Full Day of Sightseeing in Bangkok I shall only be in Bangkok one full day. After breakfast tomorrow, I will finish packing and return to the Bangkok airport via the sky train and Airport Rail Link for the fairly short flight to Chiang Mai. with only one full day, there are two things I always like to see, Wat Pho with the large Reclining Buddha, and Wat Arun, the first […]
Monday, December 26, 2016 The Journey Begins I apologize for not posting for almost a week — my adjustment to Thailand time (15 hours ahead of Pacific time) has been slow, my energy level has been low, which translates to little motivation for writing (or maybe I have writer’s block). Now my energy is returning even after two very challenging yoga classes, so here we go. The journey from Los Angeles to Thailand starts for […]
December 30, 2015 Wednesday The Golden Mountain Temple, Wat Saket Another day, and another interesting journey. I asked the concierge how best to get to Wat Saket, the Golden Mountain Temple. Since I had said that I enjoyed a bit of an adventure, he suggested taking a boat up the canal, adding that it would be faster than a taxi because of the lack of traffic on the canals. There are several canals in Bangkok, […]
Tue December 29, 2015 The Jim Thompson House Museum But first, breakfast! Being at the InterContinental, and having an extensive breakfast buffet, I have a large breakfast each day. It is definitely western in style, and very delicious, coffee, cereal, omelette, and danish. I finished the fruit and orange juice before I remembered to take out my camera. And my room – I have had questions about my room, so here are a couple pictures. […]
Monday, December 28, 2015 First Full Day – Revisiting Familiar Favorites – Part 2 This is the second part of my first full day in Bangkok, visiting familiar favorites and new places.This will be a long post — my first full day in Bangkok was a long day, and a good day. Walking to Wat Mahathat Part of the goal for this visit to Thailand is to break in the hiking shoes I am planning […]
Monday, December 28, 2015 First Full Day – Revisiting Familiar Favorites – Part 1 This will be a long post — my first full day in Bangkok was a long one, and there is a lot to share. Before the day really started, I learned that I am not yet adjusted to the 15-hour time difference (no surprise), when I awoke at 3:30 AM and was fully awake. Am I going to end up sleepwalking […]
Sunday, December 27, 2015 Settling In, Getting Dinner I am in Bangkok. It seemed to take a long time to get here, and while I have often arrived in the middle of the night, there is familiarity to everything I am doing. The big question is will I get adjusted to the local time, and how difficult will it be? I got to my room in the InterContinental Hotel, and the room is familiar, looking […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 