The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is high on our list. Also known as Wat Phra Kaew. Yesterday we get off the boat on the wrong side of the River. Today we realize where our stop is. Here we are!!
The first thing we see are the Demon Guardians. Six pairs facing the chapel of the Emerald Buddha. The whole area is surrounded by so many amazing Temples and historic Statues.
We make our way into the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. We are surprised to learn, only the head is Emerald. Much to our chagrin we learn the head of the Buddha is actually Jade, which is called Emerald in Thailand. Interesting! We learned this after we left the the Temple and did some research on what we had been seeing . The piece of Jade was carved from one single piece of stone. The Temple was built in 1782 by King Ram 1.
It is not permitted to take a photo of the Emerald Buddha. So the one below is not mine.
The Grand Palace is on the other side of the complex. It was the home of the Thai King for 150 years. It wasn’t open so we could only see it from the outside.
Great article and impressive shots. I have a few similar looking snaps from my own visit here in 2015.
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Thanks. It is an amazing place to see.
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A lot of history there. Beautiful shots too!
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Thanks..a great place to see
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What a massive construction of temples! Thailand really knows how to do their temples right, and I’m keen on seeing them for myself…whenever we can travel again! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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So much to see and do. So easy to maneuver around by boat
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Great photos. With vaccines on the way light we may be seeing light at the end of the tunnel!
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And then ..off we going again. ✈
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Love this Blog, thanks for sharing all these amazing adventures. I hope one day to pass the 100 country Mark as well. Keep sharing, we love following!!
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I am sure you will. I think you got the travel bug too.
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Glad you found the Temple after missing it the previous day!
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It was high on our list.
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