Perhaps Big Buddha is the most famous landmark on Samui and many advise to go there at least once. Since I do not I disdain to visit almost any place, then I also stopped here, All the more, that all the same drove by.
The temple complex is located on a small island connected by with dry land and asphalt road. This island represents a couple of shopping streets with sundries for tourists, by type suvernirs and clothing. Yedalni, by itself, is also present, it there would be no thailand if it were impossible to eat at every corner. Himself Big Buddha sits on a hill where a traditional staircase with naga (snakes are like that).
The content of the article
- 1 Around Buddha
- 2 Big Buddha on Samui
- 3 Where is and how to get
Around buddha
The road connecting the island with the land
Figures in the water
Lovers surrender to piranhas
In the green slush someone puts his head in the mouth of a crocodile
Toilet with sea view
So that the sun blind does not fly away – the suspension is a load!
Shopping street
The territory of Big Buddha and around it is the same as everywhere around temples in thailand. However, from one of the angles it reminds European street. Before climbing the hill, I am a little walked around. In one of the shops, I just could not go. Also in first wintering I noticed that in Thailand creativity is popular making various famous metal movie characters, and especially from the parts of old cars. So here, my attention attracted transformers! I would not say that I would gladly have acquired put such a whopper into the yard of his house, but look at them interesting. To the question what to bring from Thailand 
Just a whole museum, not a store.
Little horror movies at 3500 baht
iron Man
Further, I again did not go up to the Big Buddha, but walked around the hill with the other side. Here we can see the second interesting place on the island from which you get great photos with views of The Gulf of Thailand and the island of Phangan on the horizon. Give special beauty stones laid out by someone in a single line and pillars from the old pier, sticking away.
Great views, great colors
Great views, great colors
Big Buddha on Samui
Finding nothing more interesting, it only remained to climb the stairs to the hill. Honestly, I expected the statue to be more / higher. Whether the Big Buddha statue in Hong Kong has set such I do not know whether the bar is a figure of an eared monk in Hua Hin. Generally A typical Thai temple with a ladder, a hill, and a statue of Buddha. Maybe honored place among the Thai population, but look especially here there is nothing. Transformers and the more interesting. Therefore, here rather, as in temple to think about the high, and then a little poskitsya and eat.
Big Buddha on Samui
Notably crumpled gong
Ladder with nagas
Big Buddha on Samui
Around Big Buddha other figures
Around Big Buddha other figures
Another existing corridor is being built around the existing corridor.
By the way, the top does not really take pictures, for the species None of them open – it prevents construction and trees. But without construction sites are not so hot, so to get the species, as I wrote above, you need to go down and go behind the Buddha.
Views from the Big Buddha
Where is and how to get
Getting there is not difficult. You just need to come to Bo Phut Beach and ride along the coast. Not far from one of the berths, from where go ferries to Koh Tao, there will be an arch, and you need to enter it, right there go the road to the island. In general, it is difficult to miss and not to notice.
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