Bangkok at 5 AM. A bit of jet lag and our body clocks a bit off.
Although it looks like good weather, it soared to 98° by the end of the day. We haven’t been in weather this hot since we lived in Angola and Indonesia (ok except in Bakersfield). We have been totally spoiled at the Chatrium, a beautiful hotel by a canal.
We left early to visit the royal palace (the most sacred site in Thailand) and Wat Suthat. The craftsmanship and architecture of the huge complex is beyond amazing, especially considering it has withstood the test of time for hundreds of years. It was a challenge walking barefoot on the hot marble to go into the temple. Suffice it to say that we learned more about the history and culture of Thailand in four hours than I will ever remember in a lifetime. Four hours walking in 98° heat took it out of all of us.
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