Friday we spent the morning touring the Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. This Buddha image is one of the most sacred images to Thai Buddhists. It stands merely 66 centimeters tall and is adorned in gold. In fact there are three different golden garments for summer, winter, and rainy season. It is not allowed to take photos inside temples, so we'll share some exterior shots. It's quite an amazing place!
The picture below is a statue of Kwan Yin - Buddhist Goddess of Mercy and Compassion - outside the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Her gold leaf has mostly peeled off, but she was surrounded by many people praying to her, burning incense, and bringing offerings of flowers and food.
Tony captured this picture of a Buddhist monk walking along one side of the Temple.
And here we are outside the Temple of the Emerald Buddha before heading over to the Grand Palace.
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