I just returned from a day of sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) with Father Julio Giulietti, SJ, who is the Director of Loyola University Chicago's Vietnam Center. I have known Julio for over 30 years. He is a member of the New England Province. He has lived here for several years and in charge of Loyola's program which allows undergraduates from Loyola to study for a year in Saigon. I will be visiting the Center on Monday. Before I post the photos which I took today, I want to finish with my photos of Bangkok. This posting will be devoted to photos from the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, the largest statue of Buddha in Thailand.
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| The statue of the reclining Buddha is inside the temple. There is no way to take one photo of the statue from end to end. |
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| Monks can also be tourists! |
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| Not a very scary temple guardian...love the hat! |
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| There were Buddhas galore throughout the temple area. |
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| Other recent visitors paying their respects to the Reclining Buddha! |
The next posting, Part 4, will be from the Temple of the Dawn and my final day of sightseeing in Bangkok...
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| Temple of the Dawn |
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