Golden Buddha

Up reasonably early this morning, and have a look through the guidebook to see where I can explore today, and then get ready using all the luxurious bathroom products (of which I am planning to steal the lot of). I make a rough plan to see the Golden Buddha, Chinatown, go to a museum and find the flower market, so I venture out on foot into the streets of Bangkok.

Being a Sunday it was really quiet, and I was pleased that it was not like other cities that I’ve been to where local people hassle you constantly to buy their goods / services / children, so was able to amble leisurely in the morning sunshine taking photos of the place, as I wander to Wat Traimit – the home of the Golden Buddha.

I have seen a lot of Wats now, and there is a danger of becoming blasé about the temples and their beauty, with sensory overload as you gawp at the amazing intricate structures, gold, silver, blue and emerald coloured glass decorations, but this one is beautiful and the Golden Buddha is pretty bloody fantastic.