V is for Vagabond: Bangkok: The Golden Mount

Monday, January 12, 2009

Bangkok: The Golden Mount

After my brief visit to Wat Tramit I was off to the Golden Mount. Climb the 318 steps for a panoramic view of Bangkok. I heard the view was beautiful but I was there on a rainy day. You must take your shoes off to enter the building once you finish climbing the stairs. Inside you can reach the top. But since I was barefoot and it had been raining I got to walk around the top and step in puddles without shoes. Still, for a cloudy day the view was nice.

Part of the 318 steps that curl around the Golden Mount. They're not steep, it's an easy climb.

Small waterfall on the way up

Small waterfall on the way up the stairs.

Buddha

Inside the Golden Mount

A small reclining Buddha

Roof Top of the Golden Mount:

View from the roof.

View from the roof.

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Where I've Been (Asia Tour Trip)

12/24/08 - San Francisco, USA (END)
12/20/08 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12/18/08 - Tama Negara, Malaysia
12/14/08 - Melaka, Malaysia*
12/05/08 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11/27/08 - Singapore
11/06/08 - Phuket, Thailand
11/04/08 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
10/30/08 - Bangkok, Thailand
10/28/08 - Chengdu, China
10/26/08 - Xian, China
10/24/08 - Nanjing, China
10/23/08 - Zhouzhuang, Kunshan, China *
10/16/08 - Shanghai, China
10/13/08 - Kobe, Japan
10/13/08 - Himeji, Japan *
10/12/08 - Kyoto, Japan *
10/11/08 - Hakata Bay, Japan *
10/10/08 - Kyoto, Japan *
10/08/08 - Osaka, Japan
10/07/08 - Hiroshima, Japan
10/04/08 - Yokohama, Japan *
10/04/08 - Kamakura, Japan *
09/30/08 - Tokyo, Japan
09/26/08 - Taipei, Taiwan
09/22/08 - Tainan, Taiwan
09/20/08 - Taitung, Taiwan
09/19/08 - Hualien, Taiwan
09/04/08 - Taipei, Taiwan
09/01/08 - Macau *
08/29/08 - Hong Kong
* - denotes I did not spend the night there