Wat Pho
A 46-metre golden reclining Buddha, and a Thai massage school in the temple
A fuller guide to this place, built from 6 sources, is written in Traditional Chinese.
Being there
Go at opening time. After the Buddha, have a traditional Thai massage at the temple's school.
The story
The Buddha is covered in gold leaf, and the soles of its feet are inlaid with mother-of-pearl in more than a hundred auspicious symbols. The temple is also seen as the birthplace of Thai massage; stone carvings on its walls record the pressure points.
