Bangkok Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Bangkok Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha The Grand Palace complex, which includes Wat Phra Kaew, is the one absolute must see in Bangkok. We were very excited to finally go this morning, as we were unable to make on Monday. We tried to research online how much the entrance fee [...]
Ayutthaya Guide
We took another minibus, but this time we left from Victory Monument. It's much easier to get to than Mo Chit. So much more convenient. This time, we went up to Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Siam, now famous for its abundance of temple ruins. The minivan took us just inside the gates of [...]
Wat Pho and Massages
Wat Pho is a giant complex full of halls, temples, thousands of Buddhas, and the original Thai massage school. This is the last of many temples we visited today, but by far the biggest. So here we go. The most famous Buddha in the Wat Pho complex is the Reclining Buddha. It's huge. And it [...]
Golden Buddha and Other Temples
Today we decided to just explore on foot. We walked from our hotel a few blocks to the river and caught the river taxi (15 baht each, or 50 cents). We got off at N4, the fourth pier north of central station in Krong Tunburi (where we got on). The river taxi is fun, fast, [...]
Terracotta Warriors Review & Guide
We took the green tourist bus from the main train station in Xi'an straight to the Terracotta Warriors site. It took about 2 hours. The bus kept going, but the lady told us right where we needed to get off. We didn't see any major signs saying we were at the Warriors Museum, but we [...]Welcome to our blog!
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