Wat Maha That Lamsak, the temple in the sky

in blurtlife •  2 years ago 

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Beach, and blue sky the beautiful nature of the sea is surrounded by mountains and a strangely shaped mountain appears in the middle of Ao Luek making your imagination limitless. This was the first impression I had, of this place: Laem Sak, Ao Luek District, Krabi Province. The 3 sides of the sea.

Three cultures, the land of beautiful sky, the indigo green of the sea filled with the warmth of romance. If you are looking for a place to visit with romance to fill your love, Laem Sak will fill your love with the kind that overflows.

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I only planned 2-3 days before we travel to Krabi. My original plan was that I was going to pay my respects at Wat Bang Phong with my friend. We have already made an appointment to go on Friday the 17th by going in the morning and coming back evening.

I invited my husband along but he was not available. But after I made an appointment with a friend, my husband changed his mind want to go with us.

I need to change the plan to stay in Krabi for 1 night. My friend refused to go with me. My husband booked the hotel through the Agoda website, not too far from Bang Tong Temple, and also looked for other temples nearby which found Wat Mahathat Laem Sak, another interesting temple.

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We leave home and go straight to Wat Bang Tong immediately. After making merit We then went to check in the hotel we reserved. Arrived there around 4 PM. The hotel looks older than what is shown on the website.

The back of the hotel is surrounded by large limestone mountains which are very beautiful and amazing with the creation of nature.

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Inside a room of 30 square meters, there is a large bed and an additional small bed for my son at a price of only 800 baht per night. The air in the room is cold and the water heater doesn't work, the water flows softly, making it take a long time to shower. Bathing became my torment.

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After bringing the luggage to keep in the room. I walked down and looked around the hotel and walked to find the swimming pool. Because when booking the hotel, I saw that there is a swimming pool too. So I prepared a bathing suit. But it turns out that the swimming pool is closed for renovations.😭😭😭

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The story about the temples in Krabi is not over yet, as there are also beautiful temples many more are waiting for you to visit.

On the morning of Sunday, December 18th, after we checked out and hesitated to go to another temple that we had planned, or packed our bags home because the overcast air was covered in black clouds. Shortly thereafter, the rain poured down. My husband let me decide whether to continue or go home.

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From Krabi town to Wat Mahathat Laem Sak, the distance is about 60 kilometers, the journey takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. But we come from Ao Luek which is not far from the temple, it takes about 30 minutes to travel.

Finally reached the destination The sky began to light and the rain stopped. Previously, the temple was closed during the Covid-19 outbreak. It has only been open for 3 weeks and is open only on Saturdays and Sundays we were very lucky that we came there on Sunday.

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When you walk inside the temple grounds, you will see the white chedi that sits on top of the hill. The Grand Chedi Mahathat Laem Sak, with a height of 45 meters, took time to build in 2010, to contain the relics of Somdej Phra Yannasamvara, the Supreme Patriarch was given so that people can pay homage to the Buddha's relics It is a gathering place for the people of Laem Sak.

Laem Sak Community is a community that is a blend of 3 religions: Baba (Chinese Hokkien), Muslim (Malay), and Thai Buddhist. resulting in a common culture that is unique to the local area.

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This area is the highest point of the relics where tourists can walk up to see the view. It has the appearance of a cape protruding toward the sea. In Laem Sak limestone mountains surrounding three sides cause no monsoons or high waves in this area. It is suitable for tourism because it can travel all year round and has abundant nature in both the sea and mountains.

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Balcony corridors that can walk around all 4 sides and will have a 360-degree view.

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After seeing the view, it's time to see the beauty inside the pagoda.

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Above, besides the amazing beauty of the pagoda, the paintings on the wall on the door depicting the story of the Buddha Jataka are very beautiful and exquisite. If you like taking pictures, bring a camera memory as well.

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