Hello everyone,

Unfortunately I don't have a whole lot of time to write this post because Carolyn and I have a cooking class to attend in a half hour. Because of our time limitation this will mostly be a picture update. Enjoy!

-Guy

 One of the numerous canals connecting Bangkoks riverboat system to the interior of the city. This one was right below our first hotel, about a five minute walk. Canal boats are fast, exhilarating, and inexpensive. 

The view from the rooftop pool of our first hotel.

One of Bangkok's many skytrain stops. Bangkok has an excellent public transportation system. 

Carolyn posing in front of a Buddhist Shrine at the national museum. The walls were covered by incredible artwork depicting the life of the Buddha.  

A large section of the National Museum was dedicated to these Decorative funeral chariots used to transport deceased Royalty. These are still used today! 

My last breakfast before we headed off to our second hotel, the bamboo guest house. We got this meal at a "food park" at the top of a massive Thai shopping center near our first hotel. Final price: $2

Carolyn's breakfast, and a small glimpse of the view from the balcony of one of the food park eating areas.

The bamboo guest house's main sitting area! Its peaceful and beautiful, a nice contrast to the chaos of our last hotel. There are a nice handful of tables and a beautiful assortment of potted plants, many of which are used for cooking. There's also a small fridge with water, beer and soft drinks for sale. I'm going to miss this place!

The architecture and meticulous detail of the Grand Palace was incredible. This was one of the central buildings, built to house the Emerald Buddha, one of the most revered Buddhist artifacts in the world.

Another shot of buildings within the Grand Palace. The one on the right is the one from the previous picture. The golden one on the left supposedly houses shards of bone from the Buddha himself.

Another shot of the incredible detail in every square inch of the buildings in the grand palace. 

Carolyn standing in front of a beautiful rock garden we found in the outskirts of the grand palace. 

A very happy cat that lives in the Bamboo Guest House.

One of the only pictures I took of an incredible weekend market we visited. I took several videos of the market but I haven't found a way to upload them to the web. 

H.M. Queen Sirikit Park, a massive garden in the northern part of Bangkok.