After returning from my trip to Thailand and Cambodia over the weekend, I have been posting photos from
Bangkok. So far I have covered the
Grand Palace and
Wat Pho. The next location I visited last Friday was
Wat Arun, also known as the Temple of Dawn. Wat Arun is currently being renovated and the main temple is covered in scaffolding. To get there, I took a boat for 3 Baht (about 8 cents) across the Chao Phraya River from Wat Pho to Wat Arun.
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Small tour boat on the Chao Phraya. |
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Wat Arun, 22 Apr 2016. |
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Wat Arun, 22 Apr 2016. |
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Wat Arun, 22 Apr 2016. |
Wat Arun has brilliant white tiles and white statues throughout the site. The temple is also quite striking at night, although I was not able to get any photos of Wat Arun in the evening hours. I visited on an especially hot day. Thailand has been experiencing a heat wave, with daily temperatures at or over 100 each day. It was about 100 while I was walking around. After finishing at Wat Arun, I took the boat back over to Wat Pho and walked to the
National Museum, which was close to my hotel.
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Dharma wheel at National Museum. |
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Buddha protected by Naga, 7-headed snake. |
The National Museum was amazing. The galleries contain exhibits covering Thai history as well as regional influences of Buddhist arts. I was in awe of the Phra Sihing Buddha Buddhaisawan Chapel, with its floor to ceiling paintings and Golden Buddha in the center of the room.
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Phra Sihing Buddha, National Museum. |
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Photo by Patrick Jones. Paintings at the National Museum. |
Once I had visited the National Museum, I took a break from the heat and then returned to my hotel to pack for a return to the BKK international airport and my short flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Many pictures to follow from Angkor Wat.
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