Temple of Surprises

I'm pretty sure that "Temple of Surprises" isn't the exact translation for what may end up being my favorite temple in Thailand, but it should be.

We approached this temple thinking it was just this (and I use that term loosely):

 

Definitely beautiful, right? Well, typically we would walk up to the temple, go inside and leave. And something just beckoned us to walk around the side of this temple, and check out the sight that we would have missed:

  

That wasn't the only surprise either. When we walked around this temple, there were five stone elephants, a golden Buddha, and some monks that had been mummified. Sweet.

 

And to think we almost missed it all....