I am currently in Penang, Malaysia, a city that I didn't know too much about before arriving. Although the majority of Malaysians are Muslim, it turns out that Penang is home to a number of impressive Buddhist temples built according to the style of different Asian countries. At first I was a little hesitant about going to visit yet more temples (I saw so many in Cambodia!) but I was anything but disappointed...
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| Burmese Temple |
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| Chinese Temple |
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| View from Kek Lok Si, the largest Buddhist Temple in all of SE Asia |
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| Lanterns at Kek Lok Si |
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| 30m tall bronze Buddha statue at Kek Lok Si |
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Thai Temple that housed a 33m long reclining Buddha |
After Cambodia I thought I was all "templed out" but I was wrong. These temples were extremely impressive and best of all they were nothing alike, each one was different from the last. Sometimes you miss out by not researching a place ahead of time but I definitely lucked out here!
2 comments:
darling, loved the beautiful pics and the reference to your lunch on the veranda - too bad I'm not there - love you so very mych, grandma
I think you'd like it here Grandma! Love you too xo
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