We got out of bed and looked out our hotel window, and thought what a magnificent Sunday morning. After breakfast, we caught the sky train down to the river where we purchased a day ticket to go up and down the river. Our first stop was Wat Arun.
This temple begun in 1809, and it’s also known as “Temple of the Dawn” because the first light of morning reflects off the surface of the temple with a pearly iridescence. Steep steps lead up to two terraces. The height is between 66.8 m (219 ft) and 86 m (282 ft). The corners are surrounded by 4 smaller satellite prangs. The prangs are decorated by seashells and bits of porcelain which had previously been used as ballast by boats coming to Bangkok from China.
We head further up the river and we got off at the junction where we tried to find Khao San road made famous by Jimmy Barnes, however it seemed too far to walk and we got back on the boat and headed back down the river. Our next stop was Chinatown and we walked down the street where they were selling so much plastic crap, and in fact we have never seen so much junk ever. The wind was starting to pick up and we knew it was going to rain quite heavy so we made for some shelter. The sky opened up and it was very heavy, we waited for it to subside. We had to purchase a water proof bag, because Mark had his camera and no cover from the rain.
We ran back to the ferry and got drenched on the way. This time we went down one stop to the antique section. There were many beautiful pieces from all over south east Asia, but they were quite expensive to buy. We walked back to the sky rail and went back to MBK for a late lunch.
We did a bit more shopping and went back to the hotel to have a shower and get changed before meeting Jeab for dinner. She’s a local model who Mark had planned a photo shoot on Monday. We had a magnificent dinner on the river.