Tuesday 2^nd March

The next day we were up to take a tour of the temples of Bangkok. We spent the morning visiting temples, and being driven around various sites in the city. 

 First to Wat Traimit, with its solid gold Buddha, and then to Wat Pho, with its Reclining Buddha.  We were really struck here by the difference between Bangkok and Yangon, as we had been able to see the Reclining Buddha there practically on our own, where in Bangkok there were crowds everywhere. Our final temple was the Wat Benchamabophit, or the marble temple.

Another dim sum opportunity, in a cafeteria type restaurant across from our hotel.  With the help of the pictures on the menu, the waiter, and two   young women sitting at our table we managed to get lunch.  Then a nap to escape the heat.

 Victorian-style stained glass window.

In the early evening we went out to walk around the neighbourhood again, which really was quite interesting. 

Ready for soup -- sharks' fins.

We weren’t hungry for dinner, and so went to the ‘jazz bar’ in the hotel, which wasn’t quite the ‘award winning’ jazz bar they advertised, but was quite enjoyable.  Had a drink, enjoyed the music, and then to bed.