Friday, May 12, 2006

Wat Chai Wattanaram
As we stepped into the grounds, the structure of the Wat loomed up around us, it was so huge. We were told we could climb up stairs and go inside. As we climbed up the stairs it became apparent how steep it was. We reached the top where there was a small temple inside. We filmed from the top and had a great view. But then came our journey back down. We was as pathetic as everyone else on the way down, grabbing the sides, that were barely there and lowering ourselves down one step at a time. I had to do this twice as Bobbi wanted more photies of me standing up there! There was also another section with a large Buddha, always nice to see. They also had a whole bunch of headless Buddha in the main grounds. Apparently in a war the heads were removed as they were made of solid gold. At the end of the day we got onto a cruise liner where we were to have a nice meal and drift down the river for a few hours. It was a pleasant experience and gave us opportunity to see a few more riverside sights and buildings. After eating we went upstairs in the cruise liner for a little sun and a lie down. Pretty relaxing really.


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