The First-Timer · Phong · Bangkok
Wat Pho
I've brought every foreign friend here. Not one has been disappointed when they arrive early and beat the tour groups.
The reclining Buddha is the real thing. Forty-six meters of gold-leaf calm. This is Bangkok's most essential temple and the least crowded at opening.
— Phong, The First-Timer
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