Today i decided to take another cruise along the Chao Phraya River of Bangkok it was the perfect day with beautiful blue skies. Their were more Temples that i was wanting to see , so follow me along the river to the Wat Arun Temple grounds also known as the Temple of Dawn.
Check out them beautiful blue skies i did say it was the perfect day , it's about a 20 minute ride on the boat to this Temple and here we are at the pier and the Temple is five minutes walk directly from the front of the pier , you walk through these beautiful manicured gardens passing by these gorgeous flowers to the Temple.
There are a few Temples on these grounds and the first one you come to is this Temple that has what they call the Guardians of the Gates out front before you enter the this Temple they are called , Yuk Wat Jaeng (ยักษ์วัดแจ้ง) and Yuk Wat Po (ยักษ์วัดโพธิ์). They stand amazingly tall and you certainly don't want to cross them.
Also they have these lion dogs protecting the Gates and the Guardians.
If you were excepted with the right dress codes and made it safely pass the Guardians of the Gates you come to this spectacular breathtaking porcelain column Temple decorated with gold walls all the way around.
These decorations and pieces of colored glass along this Temple wall are all hand made then painted with leaf gold paint imagine the man hours and patience that goes into this work of art.
This young Monk was funny , a very confused Monk and wondering why i took his photo actually it was by accident as he come around the corner and bombed my photo i think i shocked him as much as he shocked me...lol :)
In this Temple there are Buddhist Monks present , if you wish you can have your blessing in this Temple by the Monks.
So now that i have investigated the other Temples it is late afternoon now and i was waiting for the sun to go down a bit it's been a very hot today so now been a bit cooler i can have a good walk around the main icon Temple on these grounds.
This is the main Temple on the grounds that they call this Temple the Wat Arun Temple known as the Temple of Dawn it is an ancient temple dating back to the Ayutthaya Period the Ayutthayan period was 1351–1767 so it is most definitely a very ancient temple.
This Temple called the Wat Arun Ratchawararam, meaning Temple of Dawn, is the most beautiful-less and most famous temple in Thailand soaring to 70 meter high spiral towers decorated with tiny pieces all colored glass and Chinese porcelain making it a very photogenic temple.
This is truly one of the most amazing and stunning Temple i have ever seen in Thailand the architectural is amazing the coloring of the tiny pieces of glass and porcelain it's just breathtaking , could never image the amount of man hours that when into gluing or cementing all those tiny pieces onto them spiral towers.
I had definitely picked the right day to visit this Temple extremely lovely blue skies with the sun glimmering of the Temples spiral towers and the day had reached the part i was longing to see the sunset over the Temple of Dawn and also the colorful lights reflecting of the spiral towers mix in together giving it the most spectacular exhilarating sites you will ever see on a Temple truly a spiritual feeling.
Just amazing i certainly left very content and very impressed it will be implanted in my memory forever so extraordinarily i could have stayed there all night it felt so peaceful , spiritual and joyous.
It has certainly been a awesome and unforgettable day , the sun has fallen night was here and now and i needed to get on that last boat leaving the pier very shortly.
On my way home along the Chao Phraya River a bit of lighting going on in the skies.
Onto the Skytrain and only one stop to my home , a superb day had , i hope you enjoyed your day out with me and see you all next weekend.
Thank you @ace108 for hosting #beautifulsunday and thank you @c0ff33a for hosting #SublimeSunday.
Check out them beautiful blue skies i did say it was the perfect day , it's about a 20 minute ride on the boat to this Temple and here we are at the pier and the Temple is five minutes walk directly from the front of the pier , you walk through these beautiful manicured gardens passing by these gorgeous flowers to the Temple.
There are a few Temples on these grounds and the first one you come to is this Temple that has what they call the Guardians of the Gates out front before you enter the this Temple they are called , Yuk Wat Jaeng (ยักษ์วัดแจ้ง) and Yuk Wat Po (ยักษ์วัดโพธิ์). They stand amazingly tall and you certainly don't want to cross them.
Also they have these lion dogs protecting the Gates and the Guardians.
If you were excepted with the right dress codes and made it safely pass the Guardians of the Gates you come to this spectacular breathtaking porcelain column Temple decorated with gold walls all the way around.
These decorations and pieces of colored glass along this Temple wall are all hand made then painted with leaf gold paint imagine the man hours and patience that goes into this work of art.
This young Monk was funny , a very confused Monk and wondering why i took his photo actually it was by accident as he come around the corner and bombed my photo i think i shocked him as much as he shocked me...lol :)
In this Temple there are Buddhist Monks present , if you wish you can have your blessing in this Temple by the Monks.
So now that i have investigated the other Temples it is late afternoon now and i was waiting for the sun to go down a bit it's been a very hot today so now been a bit cooler i can have a good walk around the main icon Temple on these grounds.
This is the main Temple on the grounds that they call this Temple the Wat Arun Temple known as the Temple of Dawn it is an ancient temple dating back to the Ayutthaya Period the Ayutthayan period was 1351–1767 so it is most definitely a very ancient temple.
This Temple called the Wat Arun Ratchawararam, meaning Temple of Dawn, is the most beautiful-less and most famous temple in Thailand soaring to 70 meter high spiral towers decorated with tiny pieces all colored glass and Chinese porcelain making it a very photogenic temple.
This is truly one of the most amazing and stunning Temple i have ever seen in Thailand the architectural is amazing the coloring of the tiny pieces of glass and porcelain it's just breathtaking , could never image the amount of man hours that when into gluing or cementing all those tiny pieces onto them spiral towers.
I had definitely picked the right day to visit this Temple extremely lovely blue skies with the sun glimmering of the Temples spiral towers and the day had reached the part i was longing to see the sunset over the Temple of Dawn and also the colorful lights reflecting of the spiral towers mix in together giving it the most spectacular exhilarating sites you will ever see on a Temple truly a spiritual feeling.
Just amazing i certainly left very content and very impressed it will be implanted in my memory forever so extraordinarily i could have stayed there all night it felt so peaceful , spiritual and joyous.
It has certainly been a awesome and unforgettable day , the sun has fallen night was here and now and i needed to get on that last boat leaving the pier very shortly.
On my way home along the Chao Phraya River a bit of lighting going on in the skies.
Onto the Skytrain and only one stop to my home , a superb day had , i hope you enjoyed your day out with me and see you all next weekend.