Wat Suan Dok
This is in front of Wat Suan Dok - about an acre of small white chedis, which I'm not sure the significance of. I'll have to go sometime with a Thai person and ask. Can you see the monk standing on the wall between the chedis? The tree in front of him has been ordained as a monk in order to protect the monestary. The monks have also taken to ordaining old-growth trees to protect them from being cut down. Because no one here would dare cut down a monk. I doubt this tactic would work at home.
A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more 
