Aey The Journey Diary

08/05/2025

Prambanan Temple, Java
The largest Hindu Temple in Indonesia. And the second-largest in Southeast Asia after Angkor Wat.

The biggest temple is dedicated to Shiva – the destroyer, and the two smaller ones which sit on its right and left are dedicated to Brahma, the creator, and Wisnhu, the sustainer.

The tallest temple of Prambanan is a staggering 47 meters high.

The Prambanan temple was rediscovered by CA Lons, a Dutchman, in 1733. Since then, this temple has been revitalized and today is widely regarded as the most beautiful and graceful Hindu temple in Indonesia.

Cr. Indonesia Travel https://indonesia.travel/gb/en/explore-indonesia/java/yogyakarta/yogyakarta---prambanan

06/05/2025

Borobudur Temple , Yogyakarta, Java Indonesia.

a MUST VISIT place as it is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World!!!!

The Borobudur Temple Compounds is one of the greatest Mahayana Buddhist monuments in the world, and was built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty.

18/03/2025

18/02/2025

Lumpini Park is the first public park in Bangkok and Thailand.

It was the private property of King Rama VI. In 1925, the king donated the land to the nation to be used as a fair ground

After the Siamrat Phiphitthaphan Trade fair, the land turned into a public park and was given the name Lumphini which is the birthplace of the Buddha in Nepal.

Lumphini Park is close to Sala Daeng Station on the BTS Skytrain's Silom Line and Si Lom station on the MRT Blue Line.

Credit : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumphini_Park

18/01/2025

Bangkok Railway Train Station

• constructed in the late reign of King Rama V in 1910
• opened for service 1916
• designed by Mr.Mario Tamagno.
• italian dome mixed with Renaissance art similar to Frankfurt Railway Train Station

Cr.https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/bangkok-railway-station-hua-lamphong

04/01/2025

Wat Chaiwatthanaram (วัดไชยวัฒนาราม) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, outside Ayutthaya island. It is one of Ayutthaya's best known temples and a major tourist attraction.

The temple was constructed in 1630 by the king, Prasat Thong, as the first temple of his reign, as a memorial of his mother's residence in that area. The temple's name literally means the Temple of long reign and glorious era. It was designed in Khmer style to gain Buddhist merit and as a memorial to his mother.

After the total destruction of the old capital (Thai: กรุงเก่า - Krung Kao) by the Burmese in 1767, from which Wat Chai Watthanaram was not spared, the temple was deserted. Theft, sale of bricks from the ruins and the beheading of the Buddha statues were common. Only in 1987 did the Thai Department of Fine Arts start restoring the site. In 1992, it was opened to the public.

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24/12/2024

Royal guard changing @ Bangkok Grand Palace.

14/12/2024

วัดเชิงท่า อ.ท่าวาสุกรี จ.พระนครศรีอยุธยา
Wat Choeng Tha, Tha Wasukri District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

*สร้างในสมัยกรุงศรีอยุธยา สมัยรัชกาลสมเด็จพระนารายณ์มหาราช เจ้าพระยาโกษาปานเดินทางกลับจากฝรั่งเศส ได้กลับมาปฏิสังขรณ์วัด แล้วได้เปลี่ยนชื่อว่าวัดโกษาวาส.
*Built in the Ayutthaya period During the reign of King Narai the Great Chao Phraya Kosapan returned from France. Has returned to renovate the temple Then the name was changed to Wat Kosawat.

*เป็นสถานศึกษาของนายสิน หรือสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช เมื่อครั้งยังทรงพระเยาว์ได้ทรงศึกษาภาษาไทย ขอมและพระไตรปิฎกที่วัดนี้.
*Mr. Sin or King Taksin the Great , When he was young, he studied the Thai language. Khmer and Tripitaka at this temple.

*โบราณสถานสำคัญประจำวัด ได้แก่ ปรางค์ห้ายอดสมัยอยุธยา ซึ่งมีลักษณะพิเศษหาที่อื่นไม่ได้ โดยก่อฐานพระปรางค์เป็นทรงแท่งสี่เหลี่ยมจตุรัสและสร้างวิหารยื่นออกไปเป็นรูปกากบาทหรือไม้กางเขน
*The important historical sites of the temple include Prang Ha Yot from the Ayutthaya period. which has special characteristics that cannot be found anywhere else. The base of the prang in the shape of a square bar and vihanra or assembly hall extending out in the shape of a cross or cross.

*ศาลาการเปรียญสร้างขึ้นในสมัยรัชกาลที่ 4 ภายในมีธรรมาสน์ปิดทองคำเปลวงดงาม ลายจำหลักไม้หน้าบันว่ากันว่าเป็นของเดิมที่เหลือรอดมาจากครั้งกรุงแตก ซึ่งย้ายมาจากวัดพระศรีสรรเพชญ์ในพระราชวัง
*The sermon hall was built during the reign of King Rama IV. Inside there is a pulpit covered with beautiful gold leaf. The wood carvings on the gable are said to be the originals that survived from the fall of the city. which was moved from Wat Phra Sri Sanphet in the palace.!

Credit : https://thai.tourismthailand.org/Attraction

29/11/2024

MUST - DO !
Discover unique and fun experience local train riding to visit Maeklong Railway Train Market , one of the largest fresh seafood markets in Thailand.

26/11/2024

This is a group of four large stupas, each 42 metres high. They are dedicated to the first four Chakri kings.

The first, in green mosaic tiles, was constructed by Rama I to house the remnants of the great Buddha from Ayuthaya, which was scorched to remove its gold covering by the Burmese.

Two more were built by Rama III, one in white tiles to hold the ashes of his father Rama II, another in yellow for himself.

A fourth in blue was built by Rama IV who then enclosed the four chedis leaving no space for more to be built.

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