Last week we traveled to Thailand for spring break. Rob and I attended an international teaching conference in Bangkok, but we had plenty of time to explore and have fun. Grandma Nancy came with us after a week in Saudi, and Alek and Ryan came to meet us all the way from Minneapolis!
The first thing we did after arriving in Bangkok was to go out and get some street food.
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| Enjoying some deep fried taro and potatoes. |
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| My favorite thing was a hard-boiled quail egg in a wanton. |
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After Jack had a nap, we took a water taxi up the river to see a Buddhist temple called Wat Pho, or Temple of the Reclining Buddha. It was amazingly intricate and Jack loved the animal statues. The centerpoint of this temple is the Reclining Buddha, which is a giant (46 meters long and 15 meters tall) gold plated statue depicting the Buddha as he entered nirvana.
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| Nancy in front of the Reclining Buddha |
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| Buddha's toes inlaid with Mother of Pearl |
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The next day we took a boat to Wat Arun, or the Temple of Dawn, which is across the river from Wat Pho. This temple is very tall (85 meters) and has
very steep steps going up it.
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| Wat Arun as viewed from the river |
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| Rob climbing the temple |
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| Looking down |
to be continued...
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