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BufferWe were then driven to our next Thailand historical temple destination and that was the Wat Pho Temple, also famously known as the place where you learn how to traditionally Thai massage. I actually loved the whole place. I thought it was brimming with character and all the intricate Buddhist carvings were simply magnificient! I…
BufferThis 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…
BufferThe 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…
BufferThe 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…
BufferOh 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…
BufferI 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…
BufferI 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…