wat betchamabophit dusitwanaram ratchaworawiharn - day 3
we started our day so much earlier today. we wanted to visit a few temples again and the grand palace. so the hotel arranged a tuk tuk to take us thr. before arriving at our initial destination, we were brought to another jewelry store. my boys were there just to look see look see what they have in store. i on the other hand, gatal tangan nak beli. he he he. and the rest is history.
so next stop, was WAT BETCHAMABOPHIT DUSITWANARAM RATCHAWORAWIHARN. it is an old temple dating to the ayutthaya period, and was previously known as WAT LAEM or WAT SATHONG. in 1872, the name was changed to BECHAMABOPHIT which means the temple of 5 princes. Then, in 1899, the name was changed again, to BECHAMABOPHIT DUSIT WANARAM, which means the temple of the fifth king.
the temple’s obusot was built of marbles from italy inside is the buddha image by imitating phra phutthachinarat at phitsanulok province.
btw, the entrance fee was 50 baht per pax and free for iman
