Archive for March, 2007
Buddha Monk At Wat Traimit Temple Doing His Thing..
This post may be slightly pointless but I had to include it on this blog purely because I had never seen a Buddha monk doing their thing in a temple before, especially with this one here at Wat Traimit Temple. The monk wasn’t ‘working’ inside the temple (which I belief that most Monks do…) but […]
How The 5 Tons Solid Gold Buddha Was Found…
The Golden Buddha wasn’t found in its original glory like it is now. Hundreds of years ago the Buddha was all covered up with cement and no one knew that the cement Buddha had a big Golden Buddha hidden in it until one of the pieces of the cement fell off. The pieces of the […]
The Worlds Biggest Golden Buddha – 5 Tons in Gold!
The following day, the tour people brought me to visit some of the great temples of Bangkok. The first stop was this smallish temple called Wat Traimit – or in English – ‘The Temple of Golden Buddha’ For obvious reasons, the temple has 1 major focal tourist point and thats the Golden Buddha. The Golden […]
Traditional Thai (Siamese) Dance Performed In Public.
Oh now before I forget, I must share with you this next video because I was quite sure that it would be of interest to so many people interested in visiting Thailand. I found this group of traditional Thai dancers at the Erawan Shrine while I was walking away looking for my dinner in Siam […]
This Jade Buddha Is Huge!
I then walked towards another temple that had a huge Jade Buddha in it. I’d been told that its one of the biggest Buddha that was made in Jade. So I guess it has great £$$ value 🙂 The Jade Buddha in the video below may look slightly tiny as I took the whole thing […]
More Surprises At Bangkok Palace
I was pleasantly surprised when I got to see a real smaller version / model of Angkor Wat. I had always wanted to see it but didn’t get the chance to get there so seeing a real smaller sized version of Angkor Wat in Bangkok Palace was a real treat. I didn’t quite get the […]
Bangkok Palace At Its Best!
I had my well deserved rest from last night and I was ready for my first tour of the day and that was a trip to Bangkok Palace. I had already booked a bus loads of tours yesterday for each day that I was here. I just couldn’t be asked going and venturing things on […]
