Soon after we docked we walked through the market and further down arrived at Wat Pho. Those in shorts, sleeveless were made to wear some long coat for a donation, so it pays to go there in proper get-up.
Temple of Reclining Buddha
Also called as Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram Ratchaworamahawihan. A 43m long Buddha covered with gold leaf encrusted with mother of pearl decorations. It also housed 1,000 Buddha images and is home to the First Thai Massage School. One of the largest and oldest temples in Bangkok.
Some leg repairs were being made on the reclining Buddha so it was pretty crowded inside the temple. We had a quick visit—you see ambient temperature at 38C, imagine the humid and you unluckily come a crossed someone with extreme body odors! Eww.
We managed to exit the temple before we completely fainted, and good thing there were free bottled water. After rehydrating, we moved forward to our next temple tour- to The Grand Palace.
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