Our next stop was Wat Pho, popularly known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. It is somewhat next to the Grand Palace, but somehow the walk there seemed rather long. Must be the heat, I guess.
The Reclining Buddha is enormous; getting a good photo was really difficult!
The amazing statue is gold plated, 46 metres long, 15 metres high, with inlaid mother-of-pearl soles.
There is more to Wat Pho than just the Reclining Buddha; it is apparently home to more than one thousand Buddha images, more than any other temple in the country.
There are also massage services at Wat Pho; apparently this temple is also a famous centre of education for traditional Thai medicine and massages. We did not give it a try though; Thai massages are really not my thing- I find them a bit too 'vigorous' for my liking. I wouldn't call a Thai massage relaxing! Haha.
Funny sign seen on the way to the pier :)
We also sought out the Museum of Siam, but when we finally got there, we found out that the entrance fee was something like RM 30 per person, which I thought was waaay too expensive. And so, we decided to give the museum a miss.
What next? Back to Saphan Taksin station via boat, of course! :)
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