On April 26th we visited the west side of the Chao Phraya River. Our first stop was Wat Arun or the Temple of the Dawn. When we entered, I was amazed at the porcelain and ceramic on the buildings. Rama III expanded the wat during his reign. He requested that the local people donate ceramic shards to use in the expansion. There are also little porcelain plates on the exterior. The wat is 282 feet tall. The central prang. has three sets of stairs that get progressively thinner and higher. We walked up two sets of stairs, Reed and Ms A went up the third one, I was a bit unsure about being up so high!
The grounds also have a chapel where the Buddha resides and a set of bells are to the right of the chapel. Ms. A had a wonderful time ringing the different bells and hearing the different tones.
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