Spent the week-end in Lopburi, Thailand -- an easy 90 minute drive north of Bangkok. Very pleasant . . . and interesting!
Parts of Lopburi, around the Monkey Temple, are completely overrun with monkeys. A photographers' paradise!
Casual city dwelling monkeys.
Monkeys here . . . . .
. . . monkeys there . . . .
. . . monkeys everywhere!
And I do mean EVERYWHERE!
A wonderful old Buddha near the Lopburi Monkey Temple site.
Centuries of worshipers' gold leaf has nearly obscured the Buddha statue's detail. This Buddha statue is in a long room with a very bright red ceiling along with tall windows down each side, giving it this interesting redish glow.
New gold leaf added every day to all the Buddha images in the Wat (Buddhist Temple).
I bought a bracelet to wear for the next month -- to remember the day and the spirit of the Monkey Temple.
. . . . and one for the private home.