I captured the whole trip on my GoPro.
At the gate im advised the temple is closed. Loud speakers even warn of this scam. Many tourists are being taken in by it.
I get in after hiring some pants to hide my barely legal legs then i proceed on in.
200bht for gay pants (refundable) . 500bht to enter.
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I walk into one of the temples where it says no photos ... but you all know what that means to me .... right??
I set the camera to silent mode, I turn the auto flash off.
I hang the camera down by my side. Tilting it upward just a little. CLICK.... Job done .... well thats what I thought....
The guard who stood behind me had quite a heavy hand as he placed it on my shoulder.
"Photos no !" He screamed at me barely in english as he pointed to one of the many signs.
I was a bit surprised he caught me actually. .. I had been amazingly careful. Anyway he hauled me into an office and demanded to see my photos.
Gulp !
I brought up the one I took as i lifted the camera and hit the button to take the play sequence back to the first of hundreds I had taken that day.
He demanded I flick through them all.
After a lot of communication problems and about 50 or so photos I got up yelled at him and just stormed out. It was my only chance. I could not delete the offending photo without alerting him. He just sat and stared as I left.
Phew. I quickly snapped more outside in case he caught up...I wanted to keep the photo for the memory of the incident...glad i did now :-)
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I sought out the Ice Cream shop for comfort, while I watched some guys work in the heat.
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I later walked to Wat Pho. Spent about two hours there snapping more legal photos of the temples, reclining budda and my Lego man ... whom i shall hereafter name Harry...he just looks like a Harry.
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Its 36 deg now and it sure feels hotter. I decide to walk the 6 kms or so to a Bankok main train station..all the way zigging and zagging down market filled backstreets and the odd slum or two.
I popped into a gunshop...not many of them back home, perused an entire sex shop including dildos and viagra being sold out of 3 old suitcases... god only knows where some of that has been before !
Ive just stopped in the only shop which has aircon. Not sure where i am as i was following a really bright orange monk!...
