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A tuk-tuk. One of the options to get around. Most places have tuk-tuks, taxis and sawngthaew (or trucks that have benchs in the back). Koh Chang only have the sawngthaew.

15 baht ferry in Bangkok

modern bridge in Bangkok

long boat in Chao Phraya River in Bangkok

Next to Wat (Temple) Saket (Golden Mount). First we climbed stairs to the top of the mount and then we visited this Buddha next door.

Next to Wat (Temple) Saket (Golden Mount). Possibly Wat Ratchanadda another building was under construction or repair.

Monks in temple next to Marble Temple

Blurry picture of me picking out material for a suit I had tailored. Bec and I both got one. We are such suckers.

Grounds of Wat Benchamabophit (marble temple)

Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple)

Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple), triple-tiered roof of Chinese glazed tiles.

close up of roof

ON the way to the Grand Palace. It rained a few hours this day but no more for the rest of the trip.

Grand Palace, Bangkok - The sacred inner precinct, in the middle of which stands the Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), is reached by a gate which is guarded over by two imposing demon figures. These, the gift of Chinese merchants, strike a discordant note and hardly match the graceful style of the typical Thai architecture to be found in the rest of the temple complex. Once inside, beside the gate, the first of a cycle of murals recounting the epic of "Ramakien" can be seen painted on the precinct wall. A commentary in verses composed by King Chulalonghorn (Rama V) is inscribed on a series of marble plaques nearby (www.planetware.com).