We walked around for the next hour or so in awe of all the temples, buddhas, paintings, statues and reliefs. One of the highlights included The Temple of the Emerald Buddha. This buddha (actually made of jade) wears a different outfit for each season, and the day we were there he was being changed from his winter to summer outfit by the king. The changing of the outfits was closed to the public, but it was cool knowing the king would be there in a few hours.
Walking around we noticed a ton of locals dressed in black and eventually we came to a barrier and a long queue. We checked our flyer and it said viewings for deceased royals and those close to the royals were held in this area. Who knows what may have been around the corner for us to see, but that brought our walk to an abrupt end.
Next we walked to Wat Pho. On our way we encountered a man who tried to perpetrate the most common scam in Bangkok, sorry the temple is closed today. He is trying to take you to another, lesser temple close by where he gets a kick back. Luckily we were hip to his trickery and said we don't think so and pressed on. Wat Pho is known for the reclining buddha. It was huge! 46 metres long! It was unbelievable and we were in awe as we walked around it. You would need a fancy camera with a wide angle lens to take a full photo of him.
Before heading to the airport we took a taxi to a different part of town to find a restaurant, Crepes and Co. that had been recommended to Evan. We splurged because they took credit card (it's very rare to find a normal restaurant or cheap hotel here that accepts cc) and we had amazing savory crepes for lunch and a banana and nutella crepe for dessert. With our stomachs stuffed, we hopped in a cab to the airport to catch a flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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