Wat Pho

Early morning for us as Wi does infinitely better in the first half of the day as opposed to the afternoon when he is fed up with our incompetence and lack of Thai language skills.  Miss Oh picked us up downstairs and we took the scenic route around town and made our way to Wat Pho - Wat of the Reclining Buddha.  This temple was one of the most incredible places I have ever been.  I believe that the actual statue is 150 feet long and I can't remember how tall, the following photos can give you an idea of the massive-ness that stood before us.  We walked around the grounds for a while but no photo can do justice to this beauty and craftmanship.  During our stroll, we heard a band strike up - think marching, not hip Asian Pop, Miss Ph asked around and found out the today novice monks were going to be ordained and we were there in time for the processional!  Very cool to see and be a part of, such a happy occasion for the familes of the monks.  Following up with Wat Pho, we were going to head across the street to the Grand Palace and another Wat but the little guy was getting tired out and it was incredibly hot out so we decied to save that one for another day and just get home.  After lunch and nap time, we just putzed around a bit and then headed to Lumpini Park for dinner and hopefully the night bazaar.  Remember how I said that Wi does better in the morning - we were really stupid to take him down there - meltdown city!  There was some special show going on, tons and tons of people (still not great in crowds, gets very overwhelmed) and H-O-T!  So we found a quiet bench away from everyone and watched the kimono dragons (?) until the crowd thinned out enough to get back to the hotel.  On the way back we noticed a little Italian restaurant that was still empty (hey, we are with a child, we eat at the blue plate special time for every meal) so ducked in there for dinner.  The amount and variety that this child eats still amazes me.  Instead of breadsticks or garlic bread they served naan (hysterical!) so we cut up his food, folded it into the naan and he ate everything like that...then ate all of my food and some of John's!  Let me tell you, a toddler with a hearty appetite is the best diet this girl could ever hope for!!!  We have been giving Wi showers as that is what he is used to but decided that we would try a bath tonight instead...BIG mistake; I am not sure if the boy thought he could swim away from us or was trying to give himself a concussion so that we could take a family field trip to the hospital, but a bath is not going to happen again until we are home and can have a rubber mat on the bottom of the tub :)  Long day for all of us and us big kids are fading quickly, so good night for now!  Hope all of you  are doing well and we can't wait to talk to you when we get home!
Love,
Nancy, John and Wi

Head of the Reclining Buddha

We were standing about 5 feet away from the Buddha here

Wi only smiles before and after the photo taking!

Buddha statue in one of the other buildings at the Temple

Parade of monks leading to their ordination

Just wandering around in Lumpini Park

With no rubber mat - one of the worst ideas Mommy has had yet!