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First wishes for happiness in Thailand where made at the Golden Buddha on top of the Pratamnak hill where also is Chinese buddhist temple located.
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I think it is a good bridge from Chinas to Thailands temples by wisiting the Chinese temple in Thailand :)
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Temple is not only for buddhism but also for Chinese gods they prayed for even some time before Buddhas teachings where brought into nowadays China.
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All mountain smells from incense sticks and the atmosphere was nice. Twelve meters high Buddha statue surrounded with smaller Buddhas to pray for each day.
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Blessings to everyone from this magical place!
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Arriving in Thailand made my temple course to lean a bit due to making of Indian visa, need to stay in Bangkok instead of going to north.
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So instead of being in Bangkok we decided to go to Pattaya to participate in local regatta.
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I love sailing and last time I spent about one month sailing around the Baltic sea. But here - sea is so much more warmer and nicer!
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Regatta lasted for all weekend and we won our 3rd place price - which is not bad at all!:)
So updates on temples are coming, too.
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And I ended up playing Bob Marley on a base guitar and singing Frank Sinatra :)
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