| Most viewed - Bangkok |
75 viewsHeading home.
|
|
67 viewsBangkok is heavily congested with traffic, very hot and humid, and a lot of naughty nightlife. It's definitely a rush for your senses. It's exotic, bustling and the culture never ceases to amaze you. I recommend it as a wonderful place to visit.
|
|
61 viewsCover photo for Bangkok.
|
|
57 viewsThis is the hotel staff telling us goodbye as we leave for the airport.
|
|
33 viewsThis is Wat Phra Kaew, the temple the Emerald Buddha. Along with the Grand Palace, this is Bankok's greatest spectacle.
|
|
33 viewsWe are on the Chao Phraya River, and it is full of these long-tailed colorful taxi boats.
|
|
32 viewsNot only are the buildings unbelievable, the architecture of the trees is also amazing.
|
|
32 viewsAfter a delicious lunch, we were back on the boat and finished up our river tour.
|
|
31 viewsNow we are visiting the Chakri Maha Prasat Hall, known as the Grand Palace. What a spectacle it is. It has 100 brightly colored buildings, golden spires and glittering mosaics that date back to 1782, when Bangkok was founded.
|
|
30 viewsI always like to take pictures of signs in different cities.
|
|
30 viewsWe docked here to have a wonderful lunch at the Rose Garden Restaurant.
|
|
29 viewsA close up of the golden seal.
|
|
29 viewsI loved these trees, so I wanted my picture taken in front of one of them.
|
|
29 viewsOn my last day in Bangkok, I was able to walk around and just get a feel for the locals.
|
|
28 viewsThis area and view is the main atttraction.
|
|
28 viewsThis is a gilded statue guard in the royal Palace.
|
|
28 viewsI'm freakin' hot and the sweat is pouring, but I'm still having a great time.
|
|
28 viewsI loved how this lady had fixed up her home with all of the plants.
|
|
28 viewsStill hot, sweat still running down my back, but so enjoying this river cruise.
|
|
27 viewsThis is a really ornate arch over the highway.
|
|
27 viewsI love it when the hotels have the clocks that show the time around the world.
|
|
27 viewsHere are two of the boats that took us around.
|
|
27 viewsA group of policemen standing around, and I'm pretty sure that they were watching the girls! = )
|
|
26 viewsI'm heading up to the main temple.
|
|
26 viewsThere many monks walking around the Grand Palace.
|
|
26 viewsThe pans under the prayer table are for pennies, which will be given to the monks.
|
|
26 viewsA lot of times when I am doing a cross-word puzzle, I will see the question that asks what is another word for rent.....the answer is let. So I just had to take a photo of the sign.
|
|
25 viewsBuses were also used a lot by the local people.
|
|
25 viewsEach spire seems to get more beautiful than the last.
|
|
25 viewsIt looks like he is just chillin'.
|
|
25 viewsHey! I can do that! = )
|
|
25 viewsYou can see the Grand Palace in the background.
|
|
25 viewsThis is the Khmer-inspired tower named "Temple of Dawn." It is one of the best known landmarks and one of the most published images of Bangkok.
|
|
24 viewsStill resting on the way to work.
|
|
24 viewsOur hotel in Bangkok was very nice and clean.
|
|
24 viewsTalk about a photographers's paradise. Every time you turned around there was another awesome place photograph.
|
|
24 viewsA monk entering a phra ubosot, a prayer room in a Buddhist wat or temple.
|
|
24 viewsThis statue is Kinnon, a mythical creature that is half man and half animal.
|
|
24 viewsBangkok is criss-crossed with klongs, or canals, that are major commercial waterways for the city.
|
|
24 viewsMany people still use their boats as their homes.
|
|
24 viewsThese workers were taking time out for lunch.
|
|
24 viewsThey were sitting outside of a small grocery store.
|
|
24 viewsIt looks like business might be a little slow.
|
|
24 viewsI bought quite a few souvenirs in this shop.
|
|
23 views"Stop, in the naaaame of love before you break my heart!" Sorry Diana. This is one of the many policemen we saw in Bangkok.
|
|
23 viewsThe bed was so comfy.
|
|
23 viewsThis was the mosaic inlay over the gate.
|
|
23 viewsThis is a statue at one of the temples.
|
|
23 viewsThis seemed to be the typical look of the streets with everyone selling their wares.
|
|
22 viewsBoy, the streets were so congested.
|
|
22 viewsThis is a close up of the same arch. It almost looks like Big Ben on top of the elephant.
|
|
22 viewsThis was one of my favorite temples.
|
|
20 viewsThe city is full of motorcycles, and seems to be the main transportation for people who live there.
|
|
20 viewsBangkok is a very loud city. I would not want to have to drive around this place.
|
|
20 viewsThese flowers were hanging everywhere. I don't know their name, but they smelled so good.
|
|
20 viewsThis is Yak, the colorful mythical giant guardian at Wat Phra Keow.
|
|
20 viewsThis shows the detail on the Emerald Buddha Temple.
|
|
19 viewsThe sun is rising as I head toward the city of Bangkok.
|
|
19 viewsI have NO IDEA what this machine was, but it sure was odd.
|
|
19 viewsHere's a tuk-tuk being used by the locals.
|
|
19 viewsWe passed by a boy's school, and they were all dressed in pink.
|
|
19 viewsIt was election time, so there were signs everywhere. BIG signs!
|
|
19 viewsThis shows the top part of Phra Mondop, the library at the Grand Palace.
|
|
18 viewsBeing at the Grand Palace yesterday was like reliving the musical "the King and I." Today we are taking an excursion of the waterways of Bangkok. This is our boat arriving.
|
|
17 viewsI just couldn't get over all of these TV antennas.
|
|
13 viewsAfter arriving, and going through customs, we head out on a city tour.
|
|
13 viewsThese little vehicles are called Tuk Tuk, and they are the most famous type of transportation in Bangkok.
|
|
|
|
|
