What are you doing for Chinese Year?
This is at The British Club in Bangkok - not been here for a very long time...
Wat Traimitr Withayaram (BKK)
Wat Traimitr Withayaram is also known as the 'Temple of the Golden Buddha'.
The text below is from 'Renown Travel'.
The Wat Traimit temple in the Chinatown area of Bangkok is a Royal temple famous for the enormous gold Buddha image it houses.
Largest solid gold Buddha image in the world
For centuries the true identity and value of the image were not known, until by accident in the 1950’s it was discovered that the image was made of solid gold. The image is more than three meters high, weighs some five and a half tons and is most likely some 700 to 800 years old. It is the largest solid gold Buddha image in the world.
History of the gold Buddha
The origin of the huge Buddha image is not exactly known. Because of its style it is assumed that it was cast during the Sukhothai era, the Kingdom that existed from 1238 until 1438 with the city of Sukhothai in Northern Thailand as its center.
So it was certainly worth taking the time out to visit this Wat.
Salad Factory (BKK) Visit 3
We have been here a number of times.
And we have always been happy. A selection of dishes - always prepared whilst we are there.
But the restaurant was deserted.
Previous visits
4) Sept 2021 5) Oct 2021 6) Feb 2022
Soi 76 (Bangkok)
Soi 76 in Bangkok is somewhere I was going via to get somewhere else.
For some reason I stoped to look more carefully at the Public small Wats which are placed alongside the road.
They are really quite special.
Thank you to whoever looks after the ones I take photographs of.
Going on a Walk (2)
After a visit to Theptarin Hospital I was told to do more exercise - so I went on longer walks...
I have no idea what this was on the ground?
Then this was the motorbike on the pavement - going in one direction.
But this motorbike was going in the other direction on the pavement!
Breakfast anyone?
Not sure where the monk was going?
This walk was taken in November 2021.
Street Coffee (Ramkhamhaeng 76) (BKK) Visit 10
This street coffee is always worth going to and I always enjoy the smooth but strong coffee - made whilst I wait.
Thank you.
There are also other options for street coffee on the same Ramkhamhaeng 76
3) Street Coffee (Ramkhamhaeng 76)
Previous Posts
1) May 2021 2) June 2020 3) July 2020 4) Aug 2020.
5) Aug 2020 6) Sept 2020 7) Sept 2020 8) Oct 2020.
9) Oct 2020 10) Nov 2020 11) Dec 2020 13) May 2021
Chong Heng Cafe (Ramkhamhaeng 76) Visit 11 closed
A lovely morning - there was no school today because it was the Queen Suthida's birthday.
I was reading a book - which I took with me. It was a little disappointing for me - Private London by James Patterson.
Then I realised the bookmark I had was from Cape Panwa Hotel.
And as I sat down and took my hat off I realised that the hat was also from Cape Panwa Hotel - Phuket Raceweek.
There are also 3 options for street coffee on the same Ramkhamhaeng 76
Chong Heng Cafe (Ramkhamhaeng 76)
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