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Wat Arun |
aka Temple of the Dawn |
Wat Phra Kaew |
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Commonly called the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
All kinds of different architectural styles in one place |
Phra Sri Rattana Chedi |
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No photography allowed inside the hall of the Emerald Buddha |
The best I could get with the zoom lens |
The outfit depends on the season, and is changed by the king during a ceremony |
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The Ramakien, a huge painting that rings the entire What Phra Kaew complex |
Toey & the Ramakien |
Toey & the Ramakien |
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Ramakien |
Nice uppercut |
Decapitation |
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Prasat Phra Thep Bidon aka the Royal Pantheon |
Prasat Phra Thep Bidon & Phra Mondop |
Golden Chedi |
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Good luck |
Yaksha (a giant demon) |
Prasat Phra Thep Bidon |
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Prasat Phra Thep Bidon |
Load-bearing yakshas |
Phra Mondop doorway |
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Phra Mondop aka the Library |
Phra Sri Rattana Chedi |
Phra Sri Rattana Chedi |
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Yaksha |
Model of Angkor Wat |
Golden yaksha |
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Giant yakshas guarding the exit |
Various chedis |
Perimeter of the complex |
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Yaksha |
Yaksha |
Ramakien |
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Ramakien |
Ramakien |
A badass monkey bringing fists to a swordfight |
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Ramakien |
Phra Sri Rattana Chedi |
Phra Thinang Chakri Maha Prasat |
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Royal Thai Army soldiers |
Phra Thinang Chakri Maha Prasat |
You press gold leaf onto the Buddha for good luck |
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Good luck at Wat Pho |
Wat Pho |
aka the Temple of the Reclining Buddha |
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Or if you want the official name... Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram Ratchaworamahawihan |
50 ft tall |
Reclining Buddha |
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Reclining Buddha |
141 ft in length |
Drop a coin in each of the 108 bronze bowls for good luck |
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Spiky hair |
Buddha statue |
Reclining Buddha |
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Toey receiving a blessing |
Wat Pho monk |
Coconut water |
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You can build sand piles for good luck |
Supposed to represent your personal pagoda |
Toey |
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Toey's sand pagoda |
Lots of sand pagodas |
Monks in training |
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Wat Pho Buddhas |
Guardian statue |
"Lord Buddha's Hermit Doctor" |
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Lunch |
Not sure what these are, didn't try them |
Pad thai |
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Wat Pho gate |
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