Blogs from Ayutthaya, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 6

Vstal som az o 9/30,vonku si pozical bicykel,dostal mapu a siel na vec. Chramy su tu podobne ako v Sukhotia ,len tam boli lepsie.Do kazdeho sa plati 50b.Ja som ich vsetky kukol len zvonka,odkial je to tiez dobre vidiet Z kesiek boli dve v platenom chrame a jednu som nenasiel.Fakt demencia ludi co to umiestnuju do platenych objektov. Takze som sa vozil a fotil okolie. Su od seba dost vzdialene,bicykel je nevyhnutnost. Slnko pekne pieklo. Na ranajky som si dal predrazenu polievku. Premavka na ceste v pohode, len kopa turistov. Bol som kuknut aj neake chramy mimo mesto,ale nazvy fakt neviem,tie su zdarma ale zas aj su mensie.Jeden akurat cistili.Umyvali ho hadicou. Vecer tu asi nieco bude,bo som videl pri jednom chrame podium a rozne stanky, pojdem to omrknut z ubytka to neni pesi daleko. Ako ... read more

Before I move out of Bangkok, I did want to mention that we did see several of lady men that Bangkok is so famous for. But I didn't realize half of them till E pointed them out. They look good. We left Bangkok Friday headed to Ayutthaya, the 2nd capital of Thailand from 1350 - 1767 when the capital moved to Bangkok. Along the way we stopped at the royal summer palace, Bang Pa In. It was originally built in 1632 but was destroyed and rebuilt in the 1800's. It was certainly cooler there than Bangkok because the humidity was lower. Basically felt exactly like the weather we left in Houston, still hot and humid but not as bad as Bangkok. The summer palace was, of course, a grand place, still a favorite of the Queen. ... read more

Anderhalf uur treinrit (3e klasse) naar Ayutthaya vanuit Bangkok. Je komt in een heel andere wereld terecht. 1 je ziet de buitenwijken van Bangkok (de armste wijken) én Ayutthaya is een gezellig stadje. Dit is nog 600 jaar dé hoofdstad geweest van Siam (vroegere benaming van Thailand). We begrepen al gauw waarom. Prachtige ruïnes, tempels én authentieke huizen. Het is een leuke stad MAAR er zijn heel veel straathonden en groepen 'wilde' honden. Op elke hoek en kleine zijstraten heb je wel enkele honden lopen. Ze zijn niet allemaal even vriendelijk. We hadden vooral schrik zodra ze begonnen te blaffen en te grommen. Deze honden zijn geen huisdieren! Ze hebben honger en jij loopt in hun terrein. Het is dus wegwezen of ze voorbij lopen in de hoop dat je er niet uitziet als een lekker ... read more

A couple of hours north on a bus lead us to Ayutthaya to do some serious sightseeing. We stayed in luxury accommodation (5 pounds a night) and splashed out on some air-con. Oh yes. Unfortunately the air-con dehydrated us so half of the group ended turning it off anyway. But we did have a fridge. Which Dave froze some orange juice in. On the first night we had an early one and got up bright and early –ish the next day to rent some bicycles to explore the historical delights of the old capital. Ayutthaya was founded in around 1350 and became the second capital of Siam after Sukothai. Consequently the city plays host to an abundance of interesting historical ruins, which makes up only a fraction of what once existed here. We visited as many ... read more

Ayutthaya (stresses on second and fourth syllabes, or no one will know what you're talking about) was the old capital of Thailand, before it was destroyed by a Burmese invasion. It's only about 2 hours north of Bangkok, so it makes for a good day trip or stopping point between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The train ticket from Hua Lamphong rail station is dirt cheap -- only 20 baht (60 cents) to sit in an old, smelly car with no air con. It took close to an hour to walk from the tourist ghetto at Khao San Rd. to the train station -- probably just about as long as a taxi would. I arrived in Ayutthaya at around 10, took a 4 baht ferry to the island (the center of town, surrounded by rivers), and walked ... read more