Monday, March 28, 2011

Tabitha's Non-European Adventures: Bangkok (part 2)

We went to Wat Phra Kaew Grand Palace and Wat Pho, two buddhist temples in Bangkok.  It is an adventure just getting to the temples to enjoy their splendor.  Unfortunately, Bangkok is filled with people trying to scam tourists.  As tourists approach the temples locals try to "help" by asking where you are going, then telling you the attraction is closed, and according to the guide books they will then take tourists to jewelry stores and make people buy things.  We never got to a jewelry store, however we did encounter many pushy Thais.

Once we finally go to the temples we were in awe of their beauty.  

I am in Thailand!

Did you know that there are elephants in Thailand?

And cool Asian sculptures?

Or daemon guards?

Elephant guardians? Check out the noses!

Talk about a handrail.

A close up of the handrail.  A five headed dragon?

Cool dudes holding up the temple.

Hello, I would like to receive a complaint, please.

A beautiful hallway that surrounded the complex.
There is a gorgeous mural in the hallway too.

Elephants on the mural.

Warrior daemon monkey!

More warrior monkeys!

A Buddha at the corner of one of the buildings.
Check out the building! They were all this ornate.

Another daemon guard.

Bonzi trees!

Again, there are elephants in Thailand!

The ball in this guys mouth actually rolls around!

Are you sensing a theme?

There were some snazzy lamp posts.

The BIG reclining Buddha at Wat Po.  It has 10 foot feet!

If you put a coin in each pot
 you will have good luck.
Mary and I decided that we
needed good luck to get to Cambodia...



There are four of these statues and they
 are supposed to scare away evil spirits.
They were modeled after Europeans.

An elephant and monkey worshiping a Buddha.

In case you were wondering,
it is the monks who vacuum the temples.

1 comment:

  1. Tabitha! You have beautiful photos and I'm super jealous of all your travels! I want to come visit you guys! Cuidate bien, Sarah K

    ReplyDelete