The second day in Bangkok, i still don't use to it. I still confused when wake up 'where am i?' and suddenly remembered that i'm at hotel in Bangkok. lol. Today breakfast was really good western type (you can choose) with french toast, pancake, sausage (the best chicken sausage ever!!), fried potato, a lil' bit of chili sauce and a glass of orange juice, nom nom :9 The only one thing i dislike, the chili sauce is not spicy at all. It was sour but it's not tomato sauce.
not my pict, my friend's breakfast
After the delicious breakfast, we went to nearest place first, Wat Pho. Actually it's only take a few minutes by car to go to Wat Pho from Grande Ville Hotel.
Wat Pho or The Temple of Reclining Buddha or Wat Phra Chetuphon is a Buddhist Temple, the largest temple in Bangkok and famed for its huge and majestic reclining Buddha statue, measuring 46 metres long and covered in golden leaf (Bangkok.com)
Wat Pho also famous for its traditional Thai Massage. It's quite different to most other forms of therapeutic massage and tends to be invigorating rather than relaxing, incorporating yoga style postures to relieve stress and improve blood circulation. Cost around 120 baht for half an hour or 200 baht per hour (Bangkok.com)
But i can't try the massage because of the time. So i just sight seeing the reclining Buddha and take many pict :) Oh!! there's one thing. If you wear short, the staff will give you green eye-catching clothes (look exactly the same as a bathrobe)
After seeing the Wat Pho, we continue to Chao Phraya River Pier to take a boat to go to Wat Arun. Before reach the pier, you will found a market but if you want to buy souvenir, don't buy it here. There's a place inside Wat Arun who sell cheaper souvenir. So, keep your money ;)
Coconut is the must try beverage to drink when visiting Thailand. But i can't drink it because of the time and tour schedule :'(
To ride the boat, you must buy the ticket first @ 20 Baht.
I like riding on a boat because i like to see the view.
White Orchid dinner cruise. Actually we plan to do dinner cruise but we cancel it due to seasick
in Chao Phraya river, there's a lot of catfish and people believe they can't catch them so they (the fish) live from their birth to death in this river
We went to Wat Arun, the Temple of the Dawn, locally known as Wat Chaeng.Wat Arun is one of the best known landmarks and one of the most published images of Bangkok.
You can rent the traditional Thai clothes in front of Wat Arun.
Because Wat Arun is a temple, so if you wear shorts or mini skirt you have to rent the fabric.If you don't want, so you can't come in or better use long jeans.
Like i said before, my tour guide told us if we want to buy souvenir, go buy it in Wat Arun because they will give you cheaper price. Especially for Indonesian, the seller can speak Indonesian and accept Indonesian Rupiah.
I have a bad experience while in there. I tell my friends to take a picture with the Thai statue, but when i finished, an old man (coming out no where) stop me and asking for money. He said that one person (to take the picture with the statue) is 40 Baht. Because i already take the picture, so i gave him 80 Baht for 2 person.
be careful of this statue!!
P.S. I really want to see Wat Arun at sunset but i can't :( They say, it's a must to see that while in Thailand
After going to Wat Arun, we take the boat again and went to lunch at a river view restaurant. It's called Wan Fah, the exclusive Thai boat & restaurant.
When we went there, mostly the visitors are leading by tour guide, not personnel. The food was quite delicious since i'm very hungry but i don't really like it. Maybe i just don't like Thai cuisine ;p
After our stomach are full, we continue to the nxt place. My tour guide said we better visit Golden Buddha Temple first rather than just going to Siam Discovery (for Madame Tussaud)
Golden Buddha Temple or Wat Traimit houses the world's largest golden seated Buddha measuring nearly five metres in height and weighing five and a half tons. In the past, artisans crafted the Buddhas in gold and disguised them from invading armies by a covering of stucco and plaster (Bangkok.com)
The Buddha at Wat Traimit was discovered by accident when it was accidentally dropped as it was being moved, revealing, under a casing of plaster, a beautiful solid gold Sukhothai style Buddha. Pieces of the plaster are still kept on display (Bangkok.com)
You must take off your shoes or slipper and of course because it is a temple you can't go in if you wear shorts unless you rent the fabric.
Stay tuned for Bangkok Trip Day 2 Part 2 :))
Wat Pho/ Reclining Buddha
Location: Maharat Road, Close to the river, Old City
Opening Hours: Everyday 8 AM until 5 PM
Entrance Fee: 100 BahtWat Arun
Location: West side of Chao Praya River (opposite Tha Thien Pier)
Opening Hours: Everyday 8 AM until 5.30 PM
Entrance Fee: 50 Baht
Wat Traimit/ Golden Buddha Temple
Location: Traimit Road (west of Hua Lampong Station), at the very beginning of Chinatown
Opening Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM
Entrance Fee: 20 Baht
