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Water lily in front of the royal
residence. |
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The view onto one of many
courtyards. |
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We call it flower temple;
the Thai
call it Phra Mondop. |
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Tourist under the eaves of the
Temple of the
Emerald Buddha. Phra Mondop in the background. |
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Under the eaves of the Temple of
the Emerald
Buddha, these golden guardians hold three-headed,
two-tailed
snakes. |
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Golden bird lady, life-size. |
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Nested roofs abound. Much of
the tile on the
temples comes from broken pottery used for
ballast on
Chinese merchant ships.. |
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I just referred to 'em as "long
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Evil monkeys turned guardians. |
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