Nakhon Pathom

Over 4th of July weekend, we went on a day trip to Nakhon Pathom, the city in which Buddhism in Thailand was introduced. It also houses a chedi which is the tallest Buddhist structure in the world. We thought we had found it at our first stop, but it turned out to be a different temple. Pretty cool, though.

Finally, we found Phra Pathom Chedi. Driving up and seeing how tall it was, it suddenly seemed pretty obvious. Here are some shots on the way up:

The chedi itself:

We circumnavigated the chedi, stopping in at some interesting worships sites on the way.

(standing Buddha)

 (cave temple)

 (temple window)

 (Buddha altar)

 (Eliana in cave)

 (reclining Buddha)

 (Izaak and Shane)

 (ringing one of the many bells)

 (Eliana dropping change in metal jars--she loves doing this)

 (Eliana in front of the cave)

 (Lotuses)

 (temple wall murals)

(temple window)