Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) was built more than 200 years before Bangkok, Thailands capital and in its 20 acres, not only houses the famous 15 metre high, 46 metre long gold plated Reclining Buddha, but has the largest number of Buddha images in the whole of Thailand.

Wat Pho is the centre for Thailands first university and is also famous worldwide as a centre for training in traditional Thai massage. It is here I am proud to have graduated in 1994 and now regularly visit on request, to assist the monks to train other students in their regular Thai Massage courses. Much of the stone walls at Wat Pho were inscribed with all that was known about Thai Massage dating from the reign of King Rama III. What would have been written before, was lost when the Burmese destroyed and burned Ayuthaya (the Thai capital before Bangkok).

Thai massage is also available daily at Wat Pho from the monks and no visitor to Bangkok should leave without experiencing the magical relaxing power of this unique therapy.