The temple of Wat Arun looks impressive from the river,
but it also looks like a greying concrete monument.
Up close, you can see the
vibrant colours of the inlaid porcelain – donated, so covered in all sorts of
domestic crockery patterns cut into floral shapes.
While it has just as many
tourists as some of the other temples, there’s something very calm and
laid-back in the atmosphere that’s really very appealing. We saw a monk showing
a young family around and encouraging them to pose while he took pictures for
them. Overhead, there were tinkling brass bells ringing from the tops of the
five prangs that form the centre of
the temple complex. Tallulah braved the near-vertical steps to climb the
central tower and was rewarded with fantastic views.
Trixie, meanwhile, searched in vain for shade from the
noonday sun all around the temple complex.
In Bangkok at
twelve o’ clock they foam at the mouth and run
But mad dogs and
Englishmen [and two daft Scots] go
out in the midday sun
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