After getting to sleep in until 10:00 on Saturday morning Jackie and I got up and headed out to see the Big Buddha in person. Up the lush jungle hedged road and past the rubber tree farms we went. As we approached from the backside, Buddha's enormous head rose above the tree line; it made Jackie and me both think a little of Godzilla (no offense of course)! At the top we were surprised to see that the Buddha and the whole area was still under construction. For a 100baht you can actually make merit by purchasing one of the small marble tiles that are being used to cover the entire 45 meter statue.
https://picasaweb.google.com/101782615335640844329/Buddha?authkey=Gv1sRgCJr8tJ6N0e3EwgE
(More pictures here!)
After taking it all in and getting blessed by a monk Jackie and I were ready to head back to the house and explore the tide pools. Before we started back down the mountain Jackie needed to use the restroom, which is how we fell in with the monkeys. Behind the building selling gifts and things to offer the monks there was an entire troop of monkeys. The monkey in the video ends up finding something pretty interesting, so wait for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXtvLCpfRB8
https://picasaweb.google.com/101782615335640844329/Buddha?authkey=Gv1sRgCJr8tJ6N0e3EwgE
(More pictures here!)
After taking it all in and getting blessed by a monk Jackie and I were ready to head back to the house and explore the tide pools. Before we started back down the mountain Jackie needed to use the restroom, which is how we fell in with the monkeys. Behind the building selling gifts and things to offer the monks there was an entire troop of monkeys. The monkey in the video ends up finding something pretty interesting, so wait for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXtvLCpfRB8
Thanks for sharing human and monkey life in Thailand. Would the monkey eat the snake?
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