Bangkok is SO humid. The sky threatens rain but doesn't. Within a few minutes walk of our hotel is the Grand Palace including Wat Phra Kaew with the Emerald Buddha. Closer still is Wat Pho - the temple of the Reclining Buddha. This is the temple we went to at a cost of 100 Baht (about $4). For another 200 Baht we got "James" to be our guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about all the different parts of the temple including all the stupas.
The main attraction here is the giant reclining Buddha. All of the temple site has been refurbished in the last 5 years and looks very colorful. This temple also has a training school for people who practise Thai massage. Licenced masseuses have to be taught here - and you can get a massage here, too, but we didn't. James showed us the way across the road to a cheaper place. 250 Baht got us a 1 hour massage that really worked us over. At the end of it I felt my sciatic problem had flared up again and hobbled a bit for the rest of the day.
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