Blogs from Ayuthaya, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia
Ayuttaya 17 t/m 20 feb 2012
Published: February 25th 2012Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayuthaya
February 25th 2012
Vandaag vroeg en moe van het stappen de dag ervoor naar de trein gegaan, gelukkig had de trein vertraging want ik was te laat! De rit naar Ayuttaya duurde ongeveer ander half uur. Het hostel genaamd Maradok Thai was echt super! Gezellige mensen, goede ligging, prima gedeelde kamer. In Ayutthaya een fiets gehuurd en de hele dag rond gefietst! Was erg leuk en mooie tempels gezien, vroeger was Ayutthaya de hoofdstad van Thailand, daarom staan er erg veel tempels maar veel zijn beschadigd in de oorlog. Super leuke mensen leren kennen in het Guesthouse en ook met ze alle wezen stappen! Gezellige dagen gehad! Ayutthaya heeft tijdens de laatste overstroming erg veel last gehad, er was nu niks meer van te zien, maar de eigenaresse van het Hostel is de laatste weken erg druk geweest om ... read more
February 11th 2012
Early evening on 7th Feb. We flew to Bangkok via Doha, Qatar. We spent the first day for Myanmar Visa and we got it the same day. The next day we visited ancient capital Ayuthaya by train and we had a magnificient day. We will fly to Yangoon on 11th Feb.... read more
January 6th 2012
6th Jan ’12 Minibus from Cha Am to Bangkok, metro system to station, train to Ayutthaya After breakfast we checked out and hiked back up the main road with our backpacks to get to the minibus pick up point. The minibus started out in Hua Hin so by the time it got to us the only seats left were one right at the back which Howard took and one next to a man who took up 1 ½ seats which I got! The minibus was great actually comfy seats and air con, we stopped once for a toilet break and then the man and his wife swapped seats and I got more room. It turned out that the 4 other westerners on the bus were all pensioners from Sweden who live 4 months a year in ... read more
Aye Aye we're now in Ayutthaya
Published: August 17th 2011Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayuthaya
August 17th 2011
Wednesday 17th august We were woken up at around 0630 by the guard shouting 'Ayutthaya- 30 minutes' I had to drag myself out of bed, and didn't even bother getting changed as we were having breakfast and a shower once we got to the hotel. We got off the train, not onto a platform, but had to jump down onto the tracks, and cross another 2 tracks to the other side, all the while carrying our backpacks- it was too early for stuff like this! We got a Songthaew to the hotel which is quite nice 'Ayothaya Hotel' and went straight to breakfast- eggs again, but it was quite nice and welcoming after that train journey. Back up in our room, we said we'd all meet at 9am which gave us plenty of time to sort ... read more
Dopoledne se slony v Ayutthayi a přejezd do Petchaburi
Published: July 11th 2011Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayuthaya
July 10th 2011
Phetchatburi, neděle 10.července Cestování po Thajsku ve vedrech je docela úmorné. Zvlášť pro nás, co mají na Thajsko ani ne dva týdny. Thajsko je ideální pro hippísáky, co tu cestováním stráví týdny a je jim vlastně jedno kde skončí, protože tu žijí výrazně levněji než doma. I takových jsme pár potkali, zejména včera večer v Ayutthayi nebo dnes večer v Phetchatburi. Ale ještě zpátky k včerejšímu večeru. Sbalili jsme se a šli od Tonyho k Pouliční lampě, restauraci, která slibovala Internet zdarma. Trošku jsme protáhli obličej, když nás nejprve přesadili od stolu pro čtyři ke stolečku pro dva, ale pak jsme pochopili, že jsme na správném místě, které se rychle plnilo cestovateli-baťůžkáři. Ono tu bylo totiž dnes jídlo zdarma a k tomu ještě dvě živé kapely. Střídali se jedni angláni a jeden postarš... read more
July 9th 2011
9. července, Ayutthaya Uff, tak konečně ležíme po sprše v pokoji u Toníka a užíváme si klimatizace. Ale zpátky k dnešku. Ráno jsme se probudili už před osmou, sešli dolů na snídani, ochutnali guávový džus a vzali si něco z dalšího exotického ovoce - mangosten - zvenku vypadá jako křížec jablka a švestky, ale to je jen sluka, která když se oloupe, objeví se bílá dužina - něco jako liči, která i tak chutná. K mangostenu jsme si vzali i čompú - anglicky rose apple. Jsou hruškovité plody které chutnají jako jablko se spoustou vody - podobně jak má meloun... No něco jako melounové jablko. Potom jsme zaplatili a vyrazili hotelovým přívozem na centrální pier - Saphan Taksim. Odtud Sky Linem za 25 bahtů na Salam Daen odkud to bylo pěšky po mostech zároveň pod SkyLinem ... read more
Finding out what's wat in Ayuthaya and Sukothai
Published: March 26th 2011Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » AyuthayaMarch 25th 2011
As you can tell from the title, whilst in Ayuthaya and Sukothai we enjoyed many wat/what puns! A wat is a temple (eg. Angkor Wat) and Ayuthaya and Sukothai are full of them! The main part of Ayuthaya is a small island, which we hired bicycles to cycle around. The majority of the wats here are ruins, and many of them destroyed by the Burmese back when Ayuthaya was the capital. Most interesting was this head from a Buddha statue, which was left behind when the Burmese pillaged the wats and since then a tree has grown around it to lift it up. Remarkably it sits almost perfectly straight and is definitely incredible! If you search Ayuthaya (also spelt Ayutthaya) in google images you will see it. It was so hot and humid that we felt ... read more
March 12th 2011
Wildlife of Ayutthaya Although I have yet to go out an truely bird or herp around the area I have seen plenty of creatures just walking around or biking to and from school. The birds here have been fantastic. Every day I seem to see a new species, but without a bird book I've been very limited in my identification of many of the species. Don't worry a book is on its way and I've been lucky enough to borrow a book from one of my fellow Peace Corps Volunteers. Here is a quick list of the birds I have been able to ID: Rock Pigeon Red Collard Dove Peaceful Pigeon Black Drongo Pied Fantail White Vented Myna Asian Openbill - these guys are all over the place at the moment but they'll be leaving ... read more
As agile as an ape in Ayuthaya
Published: March 5th 2011Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayuthaya
March 3rd 2011
HE SAID... We left the raft at 8am and jumped into a songthaew (small pickup truck/ute with seats in the tray) to travel back to the hotel where our packs had been stored while we were on the river. We were caught in rush hour traffic in Kanchanaburi for a while, but eventually arrived and shared two day rooms to shower and freshen up. The strength of the previous night’s storm was evident - street lights had been blown down and gardens had been smashed. We left the hotel at 9am and travelled into the heart of Kanchanaburi to catch a bus to Ayuthaya. We left at 9.30am. The bus was pretty basic (to say the least), but it still had the huge LCD screen up the front playing Thai pop videos (similar to the bus ... read more
