Bangkok is a huge city and you can’t see even a fraction of it in a week, but no visit to the city is complete without visiting the two main temples in the city. So we hopped a ferry in the blazing heat, and headed out to do just that.
This is Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn. The ceramic tiles the structure is made of make the temple glow in the early morning light. This Buddhist temple dates from the 17th century and is named after a Hindu god (not sure how that works).
When taking the group to Wat Pho, I like to cut through a series of dark alleys where there is an abundance of fish in various stage of drying and fermenting. It is a fragrant little jaunt.
Wat Pho is a royal temple and one of the oldest temples in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century. It contains the largest statue in the world of a reclining Buddha. It is also the home of Thai massage, which a student on a prior trip described as “paying someone to beat you up for an hour”.
That’s it for Bangkok! I will try to put up one more “From the Students” post. Otherwise my blogging duties are done, and I will turn over those duties to my colleague Professor Ormsbee as we head to Sydney, Australia. I hope you have enjoyed our adventures in Bangkok, and I’m sure the students will have lots of stories to tell. The new blog can be found at: https://www.cusbaustralia.com/
East Meets West 2020 