For those who are not familiar with Wat Arun it is the Khmer style chedi on the Thonburi side of the river, opposite Wat Pho.
Close up it has great character, the decorations being made from old crockery that was used as ballast on Chinese merchant ships.
The chedi is 81m high.
This time I was allowed to climb up to the third and highest level of the prang. This is the first time that I have seen it open since I first went there in 1987. Good views over the surrounding area.