The reclining Buddha.
When we were trying to decide what to do in Bangkok, Mike kept asking me if I’d been to the temple with the reclining Buddha. I kept replying, “Maybe. I can’t remember.” Thailand has A LOT of temples. It’s hard to keep them all separate in your mind.
Mike felt pretty certain that if I’d been to Wat Pho, I would remember. We headed over there to check it out. He was right. This temple is not easily forgotten. First, it’s huge (80,000 sq meters). Second, there’s a giant indoor reclining Buddha (43 meters long).
The rest of the temple was lovely as well. We did our best to explore shady parts of the temple. It was a hot day. So hot that the temple was kindly giving out free water to visitors.
After visiting Wat Pho I remembered that Molly and I had tried to visit during our trip in 2010, but it was closed. I’m glad I made it this time.
xo, jill
I had a hard time remembering which temple I’d been to also. There’s so many! Beautiful pictures!
Soooooo many!
I’ve visited a handful of Buddha’s since I moved out to Korea, but this one I’m really looking forward to seeing!
Great photos! I still haven’t made it to Wat Pho but you have given me inspiration for my next day off!