Reclining Buddha

After the Grand Palace we grabbed a bite to eat and decided to check out one of the other temples that was nearby.  We negotiated a tuk-tuk ride to Wat Pho, the temple of the Reclining Buddha and crammed into the back of the little tuk tuk.

We're too tall to see out from under the roof.

Of course Bri got to ride shotgun.

Bri's creativity in action

This was a really cool Buddha in my opinion because of the sheer size of it.  The reclining Buddha is about 50 feet high and 140 m long.  The feet are about 9 feet tall and 13 feet long and are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. There are two other things I'll remember about this temple. The first were these signs that said, "Beware of non-Thai pick pocket gangs."  We just thought it was funny that we shouldn't be aware of the Thai pick pocketing, or their biased assumption that Thai pick pocketing didn't exist.  The other thing was Bri had to wear a robe that was neon green and said, "Wat Pho Please return the coat" on the back.  

Here are some pictures of the Reclining Buddha or what I think should be called, the Big Buddha watching football on the couch.

This is a small scale model.  The structure is quite small compared to the Buddha so its hard...maybe impossible...to get a good full length photo.

The feet are about 9 feet tall and 13 feet long and are inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

I'm pondering the meaning of life and trying to decide where to stop for more street food.

After a trip to the Grand Palace and the Reclining Buddha it was time for some down time so we headed back to the hotel.  Saturday isn't over yet though.  The next blog will cover Bri's trip to an unplanned place and then our street food dining that followed.

Matt