It is sometimes referred to as the AIDS Museum, I tend to call it AIDS Temple. Descriptively it is a buddhist hospice for AIDS patients, the largest one in Thailand. Three of us, a friend, my son and I paid Wat (temple) Phrabat Nampu in Lopburi a visit last weekend. As it is where people with AIDS go to to die, most of what we saw are not exactly the ones I'm in a hurry to show off. But if you are curious, you may want to click on a post I did days ago. Anyway, on with shots that I don't think will give anyone a coronary:
100 steps to the wat
After the climb this is where you arrive at
"View from the top" - those are bare cornfields visitors pass by on their way to the temple
Side view of the Life Museum which ironically displays mummies
A usual sight around Thai temples
Bone sculptures
The temple bell
Life is beautiful. Most of us would prefer that of course. AIDS is also real.
100 steps to the wat
After the climb this is where you arrive at
"View from the top" - those are bare cornfields visitors pass by on their way to the temple
Side view of the Life Museum which ironically displays mummies
A usual sight around Thai temples
Bone sculptures
The temple bell
Life is beautiful. Most of us would prefer that of course. AIDS is also real.
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