Yesterday we visited the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew. It was an amazing site to see! Every temple is inlaid with black glass and 24 karat gold and most have a tile roof - all in bright and beautiful colors!Wat Phra Kaew is the temple of the Emerald Buddha (pictured here on top of the mountain of gold and jewels). We had to take our shoes off to enter the temple - it was absolutely gorgeous! The King changes the Emerald Buddhas clothes every season - we got to see the golden clothes for the other seasons also.
Enjoy some more of Josh's awesome videos below!
Today, after sessions, we are headed out to Kachanaburi until Wednesday. It is here that we'll finish orientation sessions, ride elephants, and visit historical sites. When we return to Bangkok we'll meet our school coordinator and go to our new apartment.
Sorry I missed your call tonight, problems with skype. My IT guy is in Thailand so I have to troubleshoot those problems myself.
ReplyDeletePalace looked awesome. Looking forward to the elephant farm pictures!
Pat stopped by your farm for apples, I think he brought back about 3 recycle containers full.
Teddi
I'm glad someone is using those apples! I miss the cool weather and the fall colors! This heat is crazy! It's good to talk to you on Skype! :)
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