The Temple of the reclining Buddha. Bangkok
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
United Kingdom
November 29, 2015 1:19pm CST
Well I have just put together a few photos of the Giant reclining Buddha at Wat Pho. The Buddha is 151 feet long and is covered in gold leaf.
I have published this short video on Youtube. It might give you a bit more of a perspective of how big this temple complex is. It is right next door to the Grand Palace in Bangkok. It is one of the most revered of temples in Bangkok.
I hope you enjoy looking at this short collection of photos.
I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload)
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Nov 15
I really like the way you and Judy do these videos of ppotos I have never made one and I am quite impressed.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
30 Nov 15
Thank you. You know it is quite simple all you do is make it in Youtube. You chose which photos you want and then just add the music and effects. It really is quite simple and hopefully with your blogging you can add them to it.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@garymarsh6 I need to give it a try one of these days.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
30 Nov 15
My first foreign trip (excluding Nepal) was to Bangkok and Singapore. I have visited this temple and a few other places of note. Our tour package had them all in our itinerary.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
30 Nov 15
Lovely Thailand is one of my favourite places to visit. The people are so friendly and really lovely.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
30 Nov 15
I have read about this temple and it is one of most sought after temple and many devotees throng the temple everyday.
You have made a wonderful video and I enjoyed watching it. 
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
1 Dec 15
Sure @garymarsh6. I have taken note of your suggestion and Bangkok is on my wish list. As and when I get a chance to visit Bangkok, I will visit the temple.
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
30 Nov 15
It is very beautiful and I very much hope that one day you get to visit Bangkok yourself.
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@allisonwish (464)
• Shenzhen, China
30 Nov 15
Unfortunately I can not watch the video. In July, My friend and I trip to Thailand. When I saw the Temple of the reclining Buddha, wow wow wow, it is amazing and I took some photos of the Buddha. But none of the photos which can include the Buddha's whole body. It's too huge.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
30 Nov 15
It is very long isn't it. I managed to take the whole body but the photo does not really do it justice.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Dec 15
@garymarsh6 I can understand why you would want to visit them again.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
30 Nov 15
I have visited Bangkok before but wanted to see these places again. They are so memorable.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
30 Nov 15
Hopefully one day you may get to go!
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@k270585 (157)
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30 Nov 15
@garymarsh6 I hate flying the first time I flew was to Canada and I didn't mind it but now I have got worse as I have got older and the more I have flown lol.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
2 Dec 15
Wat Pho is an interesting place. It was the second place that we visited in Bangkok and I was surpriced to see how large the reclining Buddha actually was.
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
Mostly by chance and waiting for them to get out of the way! The last part was in the evening when the place was deserted apart from one couple who were milling around. I think there must have been around 30 of us there at the most.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
29 Nov 15
@garymarsh6 30 is ok. Too many people can spoil the pleasure.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
30 Nov 15
So a lot of your trip was spent sightseeing then? What did you find most interesting?
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
30 Nov 15
I liked our trip out to the old capital Ayutthaya which is sadly in ruins. It is similar to Angkor wat in Cambodia but much smaller. I loved the Grand Palace naturally. There was one very special and unusual adventure we had which I will post about. It has something to do with food and flying around Bangkok in a Tuk Tuk.
@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Dec 15
Another lovely slideshow. I must remember to try and put music to mine next time. I gather you have to choose music of just the right length? Is that right?
@chrisandmark (606)
• United Kingdom
1 Dec 15
Another lovely set of photos - you half do get about! x
