Left the hostel and headed back in the direction of Hualumphong station. After crossing the road which is a busy junction of about six streets I was on the opposite side and heading towards a temple on my map. In the distance I could see something giant and gold behind the buildings. A minute later I made it to a massive gold painted building with a pointed roof. The complex was actually several buildings. In one were some monks sitting, another one had a sleeping gold buddha. You had to pay to enter the temple so I climbed up the steps to see how far I could get and take some more shots. The first level you could enter and was an exhibition about this history of the chinese in bangkok. The middle section you needed a 100B ticket to enter ($3). The top floor was a shrine with a gold buddha and some monks. I then navigated my way thru chinatown. This was very crowded and decorated for the chinese new year the next two days. Often with these walking trips my maps were wrong. I was trying to walk towards Wat Po like my map said but the street I was on ended. Trying to work my way back thru a side street I came across an Indian bazaar. There were several sikh people walking around and I came across a Sikh Temple. Nearby were a couple of indian restaurants and sweet stores. They did not look too reliable so I didnt eat anything there. Instead I bought two samosas from a street vendor for 20B ($.65). There was another chinese temple beside. As I walked further there was a massive temple not on my map. There was a giant pillar painted green so looked like a cactus. I went in to take a few pics and asked a couple who were from Lille in France for directions. They told me to go thru the flower market to get to Wat Po. I was to meet many french in Bangkok. Making my way I passed by the Museum of Siam which I decided to skip as I would be going to the National Museum later. It was hard to find the entrance to Wat Po but eventually I did and paid 100B for the ticket ($3). This was a large complex of many stupas. They were decorated with coloured tiles which gave it a gaudi feel like barcelona. There was a line to get into the largest building where the giant gold sleeping buddha lies. The buddha ran the entire length of the building. At one end his head was resting on his palm with elbow bent. At the other end were his feet which people would touch. The interior was decorated with elaborate artwork including the celing reminding me of a european royal palace. The windows were ornately gold decorated. There was a warning to watch for pickpocket gangs. The remaining complex had more buddhas and stupas. In one building was a giant gold budda ahd child monks sitting. For the first main temple this seemed like a lot to take in already.