Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Thailand Day 2 - Part Two

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Marble Temple!

So I’d read this was a DON’T MISS, and it was near to our hostel, so it worked out!

Marble Temple things!


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Maybe because of when we went, but there were very few people there.

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It is a very pretty temple, and rather large, but not huge.

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Aaah this is when I discovered taking my hat off and on was… not working out for my hair!
Ew.

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And in!
It cost 20 baht to go in, which is less than 1 USD.

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I’m not up on Buddhist temple design, so I don’t know the areas but I think this would be… the main worship part? Inside the building proper.

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The stained glass made me think of all those cathedrals we went to in Europe.

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From there we went back out and into the courtyard area.

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A wide open area, with covered hallways surrounding it.

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A lot of mirror use in the decorations!

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The covered hallways were mostly filled with various Buddhas.

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I’d never seen this version before.
The plaque said this is a fasting Buddha, done in a Greek style.

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I really liked the lotus (?) motif on the ceiling

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This sign was by the exit.

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We wandered the grounds a bit after that, but there isn’t that much there.

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This sign regarding the building there is sponsored by Pepsi.

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I really liked these guard lion things!

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Quite striking.

Okay! I’ll conclude w/ the Golden Mount next time!

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