We are in Bangkok! After our long 10 hour flight from Belgium, we got in at 6AM and couldn't wait to start our day in this new city!
We quickly checked in our hotel and decided to plan our day with the concierge downstairs. As I planned and relaxed at the lobby for a bit, Eric went for a quick morning work out. Thanks to the new atmosphere, our jet lag and his exhaustion, he immediately got sick and threw up in the lobby bathroom! Oh boy!
I was worried that he was already sick before our trip even fully began, but thankfully after a quick bite at a bakery nearby we were on our way to The Grand Palace!
We took a public boat from the hotel (our hotel is right on the river and is very close to the temples!) and after a 15 minute ride we were there!
When walking in the palace area, our breaths were taken away. I didn't know what I was expecting but I was in awe when we were surrounded by these colorful buildings with such amazing detail and symbolic statues! So beautiful.
The Grand Palace was huge and it took us a while to walk through each area. The walls of the palace area were so extensive and it was amazing to see all the many buildings, gardens and shrines. We went to visit the famous Temple of The Emerald Buddha where we soaked a flower and patted them on our heads! I even taught Eric how to make a prayer to Buddha!
What an experience! I still can't believe we are in Thailand! The Grand Palace was beautiful- a must see, but make sure you are covered from head to toe (yes we were very hot!) or they won't let you in!
We then headed over the the temple of the reclining Buddha. This was also amazingly beautiful!!
We saw pictures of Obama (I guess he recently paid a visit) and even donated some money and participated in dropping a cup of coins around the perimeter of the temple walls!
The Buddha was enormous. It was so big that we couldn't even take a full picture of it! What an amazing sight!
What was even better about this temple was that it has the original thai massage school where the famous thai massage originated. We were quick to sign up for a one hour 'original thai massage' at the massage school- they got every kink out and we felt great afterwards!
After getting lost in the beauty of these thai temples, we quickly realized that we hadn't eaten in hours and it was already almost 4PM.
We walked around the bustling market nearby and grabbed some delicious food. Our particular favorite was our fresh coconut juice and the pad thai- all for less than $2!
Don't worry we also gorged ourselves with a lot of different fruits and other cheap snacks along the way! Yum! The market was full of activity and unique foods and fruit, what a great way to spend the afternoon.
Now that that was over, we were pooped and suffering from our jet lag and decided to go back to the hotel for a quick nap.
When we woke up it was 1:30 AM. Oops.
A little disappointed, we quickly realized that we had our whole trip ahead of us, and what was even better was that we were on our way to the famous floating market in the morning! We got some great rest and can't wait for our early morning adventure.
Hopefully we can catch more of the famous temples tomorrow after our amazing journey to the floating market! Stay tuned!
We quickly checked in our hotel and decided to plan our day with the concierge downstairs. As I planned and relaxed at the lobby for a bit, Eric went for a quick morning work out. Thanks to the new atmosphere, our jet lag and his exhaustion, he immediately got sick and threw up in the lobby bathroom! Oh boy!
I was worried that he was already sick before our trip even fully began, but thankfully after a quick bite at a bakery nearby we were on our way to The Grand Palace!
We took a public boat from the hotel (our hotel is right on the river and is very close to the temples!) and after a 15 minute ride we were there!
When walking in the palace area, our breaths were taken away. I didn't know what I was expecting but I was in awe when we were surrounded by these colorful buildings with such amazing detail and symbolic statues! So beautiful.
The Grand Palace was huge and it took us a while to walk through each area. The walls of the palace area were so extensive and it was amazing to see all the many buildings, gardens and shrines. We went to visit the famous Temple of The Emerald Buddha where we soaked a flower and patted them on our heads! I even taught Eric how to make a prayer to Buddha!
What an experience! I still can't believe we are in Thailand! The Grand Palace was beautiful- a must see, but make sure you are covered from head to toe (yes we were very hot!) or they won't let you in!
We then headed over the the temple of the reclining Buddha. This was also amazingly beautiful!!
We saw pictures of Obama (I guess he recently paid a visit) and even donated some money and participated in dropping a cup of coins around the perimeter of the temple walls!
The Buddha was enormous. It was so big that we couldn't even take a full picture of it! What an amazing sight!
What was even better about this temple was that it has the original thai massage school where the famous thai massage originated. We were quick to sign up for a one hour 'original thai massage' at the massage school- they got every kink out and we felt great afterwards!
After getting lost in the beauty of these thai temples, we quickly realized that we hadn't eaten in hours and it was already almost 4PM.
We walked around the bustling market nearby and grabbed some delicious food. Our particular favorite was our fresh coconut juice and the pad thai- all for less than $2!
Don't worry we also gorged ourselves with a lot of different fruits and other cheap snacks along the way! Yum! The market was full of activity and unique foods and fruit, what a great way to spend the afternoon.
Now that that was over, we were pooped and suffering from our jet lag and decided to go back to the hotel for a quick nap.
When we woke up it was 1:30 AM. Oops.
A little disappointed, we quickly realized that we had our whole trip ahead of us, and what was even better was that we were on our way to the famous floating market in the morning! We got some great rest and can't wait for our early morning adventure.
Hopefully we can catch more of the famous temples tomorrow after our amazing journey to the floating market! Stay tuned!
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