Donating And Listening To The Animals At Wat Klang

You never know what you'll find at a Buddhist Wat. Stainless steel pagoda, flashing lights, wax figures. A dinosaur. At Wat Klang, there's a whole procession of animals and each one has an arcade-like coin machine. Throw a few baht in and you then get a long sermon. Ready to choose your animal?

All ears.

Panting dog, giving golden rat.

Cobra, at attention.

Farm animal section.

Wise monkey. He's doing all right, so says his golden bag.

Un-animated Animals

Bangkok has a nice zoo, but who needs to pay a bunch of Baht to see a flock of frolicking fauna when there are a few places to see the fake thing?

We ran across areas where animals were present, just not breathing.

There was a lonely, little yard at the back of a hospital, maybe used by kids to get a little fresh air. Not much going on except for the weeds growing.

As a teaser, the zoo had a few concrete creatures at its entrance. A hippo about to give it up and a couple of deer, evidently sinking into something like quicksand with each renovation bringing in another layer of rock.

Two more looks at the hospital playground, a regular Jurassic park.