Stayed on board ship today and did some reading and relaxing. It was very hot outside so didn't sunbathe or swim. Dinner either the two dancers from the shows. Show tonight was Jane Cho playing an electric violin. No comment.

Moored well away from city then bussed into area of our tour for 2.5 hours. First we entered a boat and were taken in the Klong along the shores of which were several colorful temples. The side canal we were shown no longer had floating market boats or wooden homes built into the water. We stopped at the Temple of Dawn and then had a great lunch at the Oriental Hotel restaurant. Then visited the extensive grounds of the Grand Palace before boarding buses for ride...