Having "Me" Time

Over the past few days I've been recommending the best of what ancient Bangkok has to offer in terms of sites and cultural heritage for those have only a day to spend.  Below is my recommended itinerary and one that I use when I have friends visiting :)  Hope you like it! Morning :  - Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha Lunch :  Pra Athit Road (There are so many restaurants along this road, I'll mention them in my next post) Afternoon :  - Temple of the Reclining Buddha  - Tea at "Vivi The Coffee Place"  - Cross the river to the Temple of Dawn Evening :  - Dinner at "The Deck" Arun Residence I realize I haven't  really talked about where to eat "Lunch" yet and eating is always a big deal of travel.  Somedays on trips one can spend so much time looking for good delicious food it can be a bit of a headache.  In the next post I'll give you some recommendations about restaurants along "Pra Athit"...

In my previous post I took you to a little coffee shop that overlooks the river and has a majestic view of the Temple of Dawn.  If you aren't too tired after the walk around the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, I suggest you make one more stop before you journey back to rest.  If it's too hot and you have more days, come back another day to visit the Temple of Dawn.  It is indeed beautiful and one that should not be missed. I wrote about my visit to the Temple of Dawn earlier last year, so check it out if you are interested :)  ( http://havingmetime.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/the-temple-of-dawn/ )  It is a beautiful site indeed. What I didn't mention last year though was this little restaurant right opposite the Temple of Dawn called "The Deck"(which a friend kindly mentioned yesterday :) Thank you.  It is located not too far from Vivi the Coffee Place and it too is part of a boutique hotel called Arun Residence ( http://www...