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28-Mar-2021
 
On the way back from breakfast the other day, our friend drove us past a Thai temple that we never knew existed...

This morning, we decided we'd walk over to investigate a bit more.

It proved such a photogenic little expedition, and it's so very, very rare to do anything remotely new these days, that I thought I'd make it a separate post, rather than bundling it in with the next Friday Gazette.

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Just getting light as we left

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You go past a very cute tyre garden

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overview

And just before you get to the temple, you pass this adorable arrangement of cat topiary, which brightens up the big road junction beautifully:

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The temple, whose official designation seems to be simply Kuching Sa Thai Buddhist Association, sits quietly in a residential area.

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It is not open at the moment, on account of the CMCO. But it is very lovely, especially in the sharp morning light:

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shadows

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A cheering little jaunt.