We spent Friday night in Lopburi at Angela's (my roommate from orientation, from London) along with Ally, who came from her home teaching town of Anthong. Ally is from Texas and she was one of the girls that went with me to Ko Samet... back in May.
Saturday afternoon, we took a 45 minute minivan taxi to the small town of Anthong, where Ally, Jen (Canada) and Maddy (Australia) teach. They are all girls I met at orientation and new teachers in Thailand.
Sunday afternoon, we went to Wat Muang, which holds the second largest Buddha in Thailand, as well as scenes from the 7 tiers of Hell! Wait until you see the photos. After separate bathroom trips, we all kind of got separated from one another, and only came across each other later on in the afternoon, all horrified and deeply disturbed by the 7 tiers of Hell. It was very calming to walk around the Buddha, and much needed after the gory display of Hell. Kind of gives you an insight into Thai buddhism - one that I didn't know was there! As always, I've only included a few photos, but you must see the rest to grasp the full horror of the temple displays on my Picasa site.
Photos below:
Motorbike Taxi-ing it... as you do in Thailand
Sittin' on Trains... the 4 1/2 hour journey to Lopburi
Lovely Restaurant in Anthong with the Woman of the House/ Restaurant
The Restaurant Owners
Creepy Wat Muong Temple in Anthong: The 7 tiers of Hell
Notice the beer bottle in his hand... due to too much drinking, he must now drink hot lava in Hell!
Philanderers must now climb cactus trees naked...
Hmmm, maybe they gossiped too much, so now have to be impaled.
A baby spitfire?
Ah, relaxing Buddha
2nd largest in Thailand!
Notice the beer bottle in his hand... due to too much drinking, he must now drink hot lava in Hell!
Philanderers must now climb cactus trees naked...
Hmmm, maybe they gossiped too much, so now have to be impaled.
A baby spitfire?
Ah, relaxing Buddha
2nd largest in Thailand!
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