Wat? A 20-baht tour of the Bangkok temples.

I think I had a tiny bit too much sun on my last day on Koh Samui, as for the three next days I had problems with appetite and energy levels, and hence with the mood too... so I've been sleeping and reading books and not very much more. Literature-wise, I've read a lot of Jodi Picoult recently, her topics are compelling human perspectives into a range of difficult topics, and currently I'm reading Time Traveller's Wife, which is awesome.

This morning was better; I woke up bright and early, energetic and keen to see Bangkok. On my way to a standing Big Buddha I met a local guy who informed me of two things: 1) it is a Buddhist holiday today, so all the temples are free and 2) there is some sort of government promotion which effectively allows me to take a tuk-tuk for a whole day for 20 bahts (0.50 euros) on the condition I go into a couple of shops. He also wrote me a list of different Buddha statues I might want to see, mainly small ones unknown to tourists. Standing Buddha, lucky Buddha, skeleton Buddha, reclining Buddha, the list goes on and on... It's amazing how many beautiful wats (temples) there can be in this city! Good Karma strikes again!