Today's plan was to go to a very popular wat (temple) complex about a mile from our hotel. We woke up early and had a pleasant, cool walk along a smoggy main drag (my fog-horn bronchitis cough did not respond well to this).The complex houses the Grand Palace (a royal residence). The grounds were extensive, littered with lofty temples, galleries and terraces all opulently decorated in gold leaf, mosaic, and painted murals. We lingered for over three hours and still didn't see everything. At a wat called "The Royal Monastery of the Emerald Buddha" we took off our shoes. As directed, we carefully kept our feet pointed away from the green Buddha statue as we kneeled for a brief respite from the hordes outside. Pilgrams lined up to make devotional offerings of incense, fruit and flowers, while I took pictures and Shane sketched.
Just before we bonked from low blood sugar, we escaped the grounds and ate a great chicken curry from an alley vendor.
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Awesome descriptions of the views of Thailand. Glad to hear you made it safe! Keep the postings coming and pictures as soon as you can. Take care and lots of love...lil sis, Terra and family.
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