All posts tagged: buddha

Last Sunday Hike in January 2 – Wat Umong

January 27, 2025
by James Geier
2025 Thailand

Sunday 26 January 2025 Hiking to Wat Umong via Wat Suan Dok After crossing the hectic canal road, like a divided highway, I found a route to Wat Umong through the smaller and less busy sois instead of the main roads. I arrived at Wat Umong from Wat Suan Dok in a respectable 45 minutes. Wat Umong Wat Umong is located south of Chiang Mai University in deep woodland near the base of Doi Suthep […]

Full Day in Bangkok 2 – Wat Pho

November 22, 2024
by James Geier
2025 Thailand

Tuesday 19 November 2024 One Full Day in Bangkok Part 2 – Wat Pho Wat Pho Wat Pho is known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, and its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn. Wat Pho is first on the list of ten temples in Thailand classed as royal temples of the first class. Wat Pho was built under the reign of King Rama I in the early 1800s. The most significant […]