Wat Huay Yai is 15 kms south of Pattaya, inland from Jomtien Beach. The area of Huay Yai features frequently on real estate listings, being open and rolling countryside ideal for new moo baan projects. The wat itself originated in 1643 apparently, although there isn’t any evidence of earlier structures. The current building are relatively recent and in splendid condition. In fact, the wat hosts tour groups, including foreigners on the Pattaya ‘places of local interest’ trip. If you are born in an unlucky year according to the Chinese zodiac, you make your way here to pray for a turn in your fortunes. You are going to be praying to the mummified monk Phra Kru Phratrara Kritribul, whose legacy as a holy teacher is important to the wat. I might have been looking in the wrong place, but it looked more like a skeleton to me. (I didn’t linger over it though.)