Ayutthaya,Thailand

The other day we went to visit Ayutthaya which is a city that was once the capital of what was once Siam. It was hot as hell and I thought that at any moment one or all of us might fall over. We did get to see a pretty ginormous reclining Buddha and some other next looking sites. Not a lot to report from good ol' Ayutthaya but it was a quality day trip with lots o photo ops. The highlight of the day for me was the chance to see the buried Buddha. The only part of his body that exists is his head and the remainder of his frame is said to be buried under the Earth beneath him. Maybe it is.. maybe it isn't but in my mind it definitely is!

Land of 1000 Buddha's

Brittny, Buddha, Liz, Laura, Carl and me.
Pretty good for a self timer photo. 

     

Today My crew and I went to an awesome temple in Gongju, South Korea. this place is a relative secret to foreign teachers and other visitors here. It is known for being the home of 333,333 Buddha statues. It Is amazing. 

    

Some of the Gold Buddha's through the trees.
You can see the little Buddha's behind them too. 

                                      

This Buddha of good fortune had coins all over him.
Even in his mouth.

Hey get up buddy.

 It  is very cool to see these huge statues poking out all over the hillside. Or laying down in the case of this reclining Buddha.







  

My second favorite fatty!

 Fortune Buddha is my favorite Buddha. Not even because of the fortune aspect. Each time I see him I get a smile on my face. He's just so happy. 

  There are thousands of these chimes all over the place. When the wind blows it creates the most phenominal essence of peace and joy. 

There is no better way to wrap up a day with friends and Buddha statues of all sizes then to realize that the car in front of us on the way home had Jesus in their trunk. I don't want to say that my Buddha experience can be summed up with an 80's movie quote but in my best Patrick Swayze voice i'll say, "Nobody puts Buddha in a trunk."