Thailand: Ayutthaya-"We Have To Operate!!" WAT?: Photos 42 to 46

We arrived in Ayutthaya by bus in the quiet hours of a Tuesday morning. By taxi, we made our way from the bus station to somewhere 'central' and from there, we began the all-too-common search for lodging. We found a crappy little bedroom in a house-turned-inn, secured our belongings and went in search of breakfast. Over breakfast, even as the city awoke, we mulled our options for exploring Ayutthaya and its surroundings. Finally, we settled on renting bicycles for day one's exploration of the nearby sites and a moped for day two.

Founded in 1351, Ayutthaya was an island nation bounded by the Haophraya, Lopburi and Pasak Rivers. Named after the city of Ayodhya in India, the birthplace of Rama in the Ramayana, Ayutthaya's size and riches, at the height of its power, rivaled that of Paris. Its military might humbled parts of modern-day Myanmar, parts of the Malay Peninsula, the Cambodian Kingdom, its Thai rival Sukhotai and even Yunnan Province in China. By mid-17th century, Ayutthaya had a population of over 1 million, double the population of London at that time. After a period of relative peace and prosperity, where literature and art flourished, Ayutthaya was invaded in 1765

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Those pictures really takes you back in another time. Hope Shanna foot gets better.

Hey Shanna, Never a dull moment. Even though I don't comment very often I'm still enjoying the adventures of Shanna and Vibert. Your photos keep getting better. Go well!

Dear Shanna & Vibert, Thanks for another great story of your wonderful journey. Hope you are both doing well. Shanna, I hope you will have a quick recovery. And please, next time, don't take the phrase "Step on it" too literally ;-) Take care and enjoy yourselves! Hugs, Andrea & Damyano

I think you guys should seriously write a book. This is great stuff! Or at least let me follow you around to do a documentary. lol

Hello! Hope your foot is feeling better now, Shana. Enjoy your adventures, best wishes, Dawn

As usual the pictures are splendid and the history of the Places and Wats are fascinating, thanks for the trip. I felt the pain of the nail piercing Shanna,s heel because that also happened to me. Thank God the the doctor did the surgery, Wat?

Hi Shanna/Vibert, Laughed soooo loud when I read Shanna's instruction to the doctor: "I just want it cleaned"! Are you crazy or what???? Love! Annelies

He wat een lolo ben je toch con bo kiermen bo no tin wowo, pero ya spera bo lo ta hopi mas mihor awor. Luv ya see ya soon

Hi Shanna/Vibert, Sorry to hear that you had that accident with your foot. Please be careful. I hope it is better now, and that you have no pain anymore. Do take care of yourself. Thailand is beautiful. Will pray that all goes well with you guys for the rest of your journey. Love to you both. Claire & James

Wow, love the sunset! So gorgeous! Seems that you guys like Thailand very much, do you? Thanks, Shanna and Vibert, for showing me so many awsome places!

Hi Shanna & Vibert. I discovered this blog a little late. I guess your journey is already finished; the last entry seems to be a while ago? Anyhow it's a great blog, well written plus your choice of countries is surprising too. It must have been a lot of work to maintain this blog. You guys have been in several countries where I've been travelling and backpacking too: Aruba, New York, Suriname, The Netherlands, Greece, South India, Thailand. Your blog and pics bring back happy memories. Within 3 months we will visit Suriname for the 5th time and perhaps we will visit French Guyana or Guyana as well, don’t know yet. I’ve put a link to your blog on the ‘Suriname Dashboard’ on Google Pages if you don’t mind. Greetings from Bakrakondre, Damsko.

Those pictures really takes you back in another time. Hope Shanna foot gets better.

Hey Shanna, Never a dull moment. Even though I don't comment very often I'm still enjoying the adventures of Shanna and Vibert. Your photos keep getting better. Go well!

Dear Shanna & Vibert, Thanks for another great story of your wonderful journey. Hope you are both doing well. Shanna, I hope you will have a quick recovery. And please, next time, don't take the phrase "Step on it" too literally ;-) Take care and enjoy yourselves! Hugs, Andrea & Damyano

I think you guys should seriously write a book. This is great stuff! Or at least let me follow you around to do a documentary. lol

Hello! Hope your foot is feeling better now, Shana. Enjoy your adventures, best wishes, Dawn

As usual the pictures are splendid and the history of the Places and Wats are fascinating, thanks for the trip. I felt the pain of the nail piercing Shanna,s heel because that also happened to me. Thank God the the doctor did the surgery, Wat?

Hi Shanna/Vibert, Laughed soooo loud when I read Shanna's instruction to the doctor: "I just want it cleaned"! Are you crazy or what???? Love! Annelies

He wat een lolo ben je toch con bo kiermen bo no tin wowo, pero ya spera bo lo ta hopi mas mihor awor. Luv ya see ya soon

Hi Shanna/Vibert, Sorry to hear that you had that accident with your foot. Please be careful. I hope it is better now, and that you have no pain anymore. Do take care of yourself. Thailand is beautiful. Will pray that all goes well with you guys for the rest of your journey. Love to you both. Claire & James

Wow, love the sunset! So gorgeous! Seems that you guys like Thailand very much, do you? Thanks, Shanna and Vibert, for showing me so many awsome places!

Hi Shanna & Vibert. I discovered this blog a little late. I guess your journey is already finished; the last entry seems to be a while ago? Anyhow it's a great blog, well written plus your choice of countries is surprising too. It must have been a lot of work to maintain this blog. You guys have been in several countries where I've been travelling and backpacking too: Aruba, New York, Suriname, The Netherlands, Greece, South India, Thailand. Your blog and pics bring back happy memories. Within 3 months we will visit Suriname for the 5th time and perhaps we will visit French Guyana or Guyana as well, don’t know yet. I’ve put a link to your blog on the ‘Suriname Dashboard’ on Google Pages if you don’t mind. Greetings from Bakrakondre, Damsko.