The Great Tuk Tuk Scam and Wat Pho

Wednesday was another holiday in Thailand- Constitution Day! YAY, another day off work! So the gals and I headed to Wat Pho- The Temple of the Reclining Buddha. But before we got inside... we got suckered into "the great Tuk-Tuk scam"

...we were trying to figure out what was the gimmick but couldn't figure it out right away... the tuk tuk drivers prey on tourists and tell all sorts of lies to get you to take a ride on their tuk tuk. And since we were playing "tourists" for the day we decided why not...so they say they will take you to several Wats but what they don't say is that they will also be taking you to a jewelry factory and a tailor shop (ah there it is). Two hours and two wats later (the Lucky Buddha and Golden Mount) we finally made it to Wat Pho (our original destination for the day).
Wat Pho is the one of the largest and oldest wats in Bangkok. The Reclining Buddha is one of the largest Buddha images and is forty-six metres long and fifteen metres high, decorated with gold plating on his body and mother of pearl on his eyes and the soles of his feet. These pictures can not even portray the size of this Buddha.




P.S. Happy Birthday Sean.