Today we ventured out to Wat Pho and Wat Arun, as well as the Amulet Market. Wat Pho’s centerpiece is a 100 yard long reclining Buddha, while Wat Arun has intricate mosaic work, including some made from discarded and broken Chinese porcelain used as ballast. As The Private Eye put it, clearly a site for Josiah Carberry’s scholarship. We’ve repaired to the condo for a bit of recuperation before heading out these evening, hopefully for Muay Thai matches. Since seeing sumo in Tokyo and football in Barcelona, we’ve decided that local sporting events often become a highlight of a trip.

— The Professor