The day started with our early morning flight from Manila to Bangkok. Arrived Bangkok at around 9am then checked-in at our hostel - Lub d Bangkok Siam Square. We left Lub d past noontime so this would be just a half day city tour. From BTS National Stadium Station, we took BTS to Phaya Thai BTS Station. From there we took a cab going to our first stop - Wat Benchamabophit which is just along the same road, Thanon Si Ayutthaya, so exit the BTS Station going to this road.
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| entrance ticket booth just at your right upon entering the arc gates; we didn't paid the entrance anymore since we didn't go further inside the temple |
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| Wat Benchamabophit |
Next stop is the Giant Swing and Wat Suthat. From Wat Benchamabophit, we took a cab to Wat Suthat which took us only about less than 10 minutes.
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| the Giant Swing just outside Wat Suthat |
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| the entrance and outside view of Wat Suthat; taken from the Giant Swing rotunda |
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| signage and ticket booth just at the right when you enter the gates |
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| series of golden Buddhas, fascinating to see |
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| the main temple in the middle |
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| clean and mirror-like marble flooring |
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From Wat Suthat we made our way to the Grand Palace on foot with the aid of our maps and GPS device; it's only about 20 minutes walk.
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| the long way road to the main entrance |
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| series of temples and flocks of tourists inside the Grand Palace |
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| i don't know what's inside but there's no entrance to it |
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| the Temple of the Emerald Buddha; picture taking inside is not allowed |
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| beautiful cloud formation feat temple architectures |
Wat Po is just next to the Grand Palace and is about 5-10 minutes walk.
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| the entrance to the temple of the Reclining Buddha |
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| the Reclining Buddha from head to toes |
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| the Reclining Buddha from toes to its head |
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| the landscape says it all |
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| the first huge standing Buddha I saw that day |
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| series of Standing Buddhas in various sizes |
Just about 5 minutes walking distance from Wat Po is the Chao Phraya River Express terminal and also the boat terminal going to Wat Arun. The original plan was to ride a boat from there to Wat Arun but unfortunately it was closed when we get there due to a fluvial royal procession. Having said this, we just took our dinner at one of the food stalls there and waited till the Wat Arun to be lit at night which is also nice to see.
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| boat signage going to Wat Arun |
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| Wat Arun beautifully lit at night |
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| taken across the Chao Phraya River |
We cap off the tour by touring the river through the Chao Phraya River Express from Tha Tien Terminal to Central Pier Terminal and riding the BTS from Sathorn BTS Station (just outside the Central Pier Terminal) to National Stadium BTS Station. Then you still have a couple of hours to go shopping on malls!
For the complete itinerary, you may visit our complete Backpacking Indochina Itinerary with budget and timings.
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