Today was all about making pilgrimage to some very powerful Buddhist sites. We spent the day criss crossing the Chao Phraya river on the local boats. We had beautiful 88 degree weather all day with only a threat of raindrops.
Wat Pho is amazing, you can spend all day wandering and taking pictures of the treasures of Buddhist art. The 160 foot long reclining Buddha is the main attraction, but not the most important Buddha statue at the Temple. There are ove 1000 Buddha images on site.
My favorite thing about Wat Arun is the decoration on this massive 220 foot Khmer style tower. All the decorations are made by broken chinese plates and cups to create flower images. In the 1800s when it was being built all the chinese tableware came by ship and as much as half of it arrived broken. You find this broken porcelain all over bangkok recycled into spectacular Buddhist art.
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