After the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, next stop of our "temple" run was Wat Pho. Since we came from N8 Tha Tian and saw Wat Pho on our way to the Grand Palace, we just walked back towards the pier and looked for the entrance of Wat Pho. It was on the adjacent side of the street in front of the pier's market, so we got in and paid the THB100 admission fee. This included a free bottle of drinking water that can be claimed somewhere in the temple grounds.
Before looking for the famous 43-meter long reclining Buddha, we walked around and found other, obviously smaller Buddha images. The crowd was not as big as it was in Wat Phra Kaew, but tourists still outnumbered the locals. The pointed structures were similar with those in the previous temple, although they're also smaller.
After getting around the temple grounds, we saw the drinking water station, so we claimed our free drinks and went on to find the reason why we went to Wat Pho. Just a short walk from the drinking water station, we were able to find the building of the reclining Buddha, removed our shoes as it is their custom, and entered the building. It was really huge, with some replicas around it, which the locals used for praying. There were also bowls on the walls where they put coins for good fortune. After going around the Buddha, we went straight out to go back to the pier to go to our last temple of the day, Wat Arun.
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