June 9th - Bangkok
The whole day in Bangkok. Crazy. Incredible. Wow. Seriously...what a great day.
Slept in until 8.30am or so. Actually, tried to sleep in until then, but we were all pretty wide awake around 6am or so...no big. Got up, grabbed some free American breakfast (save Ben who got a Chinese breakfast) and walked to Siam Square. Lots of vendors. Oh the sites and smells and tastes! Some fruit here, some tea there. Wonderful stuff.
After a good hike into downtown, we decided to grab a water taxi and head towards the wat (temples). We made our way to the Grand Palace where we discovered that it was a Buddhist prayer day–a high holy day of sorts. We observed the worshippers. Sitting in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, I prayed that God would lead these seekers to truth, set the oppressed free, loose the chains of injustice, give sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf. I prayed this same prayer in Rome and almost every time I pass a church in the US.
It was cool how the wind was blowing today. It reminded me that God is here and at work, redeeming his world, calling people into covenant with him, etcetera.
After some time at the Grand Palace, we took a 1.5 hour boat ride through some small canals...and eventually made our way to a snake farm. Yah, a snake farm. Wow. It was a carnival. Wow.
After the boat ride, we grabbed some BBQ chicken and sticky rice...mmm, good...and headed to Wat Pho to get our traditional Thai massages. Wow. As good (or better) than I remembered them to be. I think everyone called this a high point in the day! Then saw the largest reclining Buddha.
We hailed a tuk-tuk to Khao San–a hip street of vendors, backpackers, and entertainment. Think Third Street Promenade meets Big City Bangkok. Had some drinks and people-watched for a while. After grabbing some pad thai and chicken, we decided to call it a night and head back home.
Tomorrow we are getting going around 5.30am to hit the Chatuchak Market where incredible deals on clothes and other stuff abound. Time for sleep. More photos here.
Slept in until 8.30am or so. Actually, tried to sleep in until then, but we were all pretty wide awake around 6am or so...no big. Got up, grabbed some free American breakfast (save Ben who got a Chinese breakfast) and walked to Siam Square. Lots of vendors. Oh the sites and smells and tastes! Some fruit here, some tea there. Wonderful stuff.
After a good hike into downtown, we decided to grab a water taxi and head towards the wat (temples). We made our way to the Grand Palace where we discovered that it was a Buddhist prayer day–a high holy day of sorts. We observed the worshippers. Sitting in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, I prayed that God would lead these seekers to truth, set the oppressed free, loose the chains of injustice, give sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf. I prayed this same prayer in Rome and almost every time I pass a church in the US.
It was cool how the wind was blowing today. It reminded me that God is here and at work, redeeming his world, calling people into covenant with him, etcetera.
After some time at the Grand Palace, we took a 1.5 hour boat ride through some small canals...and eventually made our way to a snake farm. Yah, a snake farm. Wow. It was a carnival. Wow.
After the boat ride, we grabbed some BBQ chicken and sticky rice...mmm, good...and headed to Wat Pho to get our traditional Thai massages. Wow. As good (or better) than I remembered them to be. I think everyone called this a high point in the day! Then saw the largest reclining Buddha.
We hailed a tuk-tuk to Khao San–a hip street of vendors, backpackers, and entertainment. Think Third Street Promenade meets Big City Bangkok. Had some drinks and people-watched for a while. After grabbing some pad thai and chicken, we decided to call it a night and head back home.
Tomorrow we are getting going around 5.30am to hit the Chatuchak Market where incredible deals on clothes and other stuff abound. Time for sleep. More photos here.
posted by Ryan Lee Sharp at 12:10 AM
1 Comments:
all snakes must die. (btw, that wasn't chicken with your sticky rice)
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