text: [{"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Aranyaprathet to BangkokAranyaprathet to Nakhon Sawan"}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000042", "text": "Nong Bua Lamphu to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000053", "text": "Songkhla to Nakhon Si Thammarat"}, {"text_idx": "#000054", "text": "Sukhothai to KalasinSukhothai to Khon Kaen"}, {"text_idx": "#000057", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "Koh Yao Yai to Langkawi"}, {"text_idx": "#000080", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000084", "text": "Trat Airport to Koh Kood"}, {"text_idx": "#000089", "text": "Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000092", "text": "Prachuap Khiri Khan to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000113", "text": "Bus Timetable from Mahasarakham to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000117", "text": "About Wat Traimit in Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000118", "text": "Wat Traimit is one of Thailand\u2019s must see visit temples. Wat Traimit is easy to get to. It is located 450 metres walking distance from Bangkok Railway Station and the adjacent Hua Lamphong MRT Station. If you have some time whilst waiting for a train then definitely go and visit. Wat Traimit is open every day from 08:00 to 17:00 and entrance to the shrine hall costs 40 THB and a further 100 THB for admission to the museum underneath."}, {"text_idx": "#000119", "text": "There are two things which are special about Wat Traimit. First and foremost is the 5,500 kg solid gold Buddha statue, which is the largest solid gold statue in the world. The second impressive thing about Wat Traimit is the striking 4 level tower in which the statue is housed. The tower is what is known as a \u2018mondop\u2019, which a pyramidal structure commonly found in South East Asian Buddhist temples. The tower was built as a replacement for the rather unattractive building which housed the statue up until about a decade ago. The statue itself was only \u2018discovered\u2019 in 1955 when a supposedly concrete statue was accidentally dropped from a crane revealing the gold underneath. It is believed that the statue was made sometime between the 13th and 15th Centuries and subsequently covered in concrete to protect it from the Burmese who invaded Thailand\u2019s then main city, Ayutthaya, in 1767. At that time it was common practice for invading armies in South East Asia to take possession of religious artefacts, particularly ones made of gold, and to take them back to their own countries to put on display there."}]