What's wat

03.12.2011 - 22.12.2011
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This blog is inspired by a bar in Siem Reap called Angkor What?

- "Look at that wat!"
- "That what?"
- "No, that wat."
- "Oh, the wat."
- "Yes, and what a wat."
- "Very nice. So, what wat's that wat?"
- "Well, I'll tell you what."
- "What?"
- "I know what's a wat and what's not a wat, but I don't know what wat's what."
- "You what?"

The Royal Palace Museum in Luang Prabang - what you might call high wattage

The ornate interior of Wat Xieng Thong

Golden statues on Phoussy Hill in Luang Prabang

A dawn ritual - donating breakfast to the monks

The West Gate of Angkor Wat

Wat Doi Suthep's golden chedi is one of the most sacred places in northern Thailand

A monk gives Doi Suthep's holy elephant a fresh lick of paint

A pile of shoes outside a Chiang Mai wat

Scaffolders working on a chedi in Chiang Mai. Note the lack of hard hats and bamboo scaffolding.

Posted by Chris Parsons 23:42 Archived in Laos Tagged temples cambodia thailand buddhism laos monks wats