Warning: This one is super depressing. The trip to Ban-Pa-In Palace in Ayutthaya was a class field trip, the 2nd out of 4. The first was of the grand palace in Bangkok. I didn't go on that one because I was still in Malaysia at the time but I have a feeling I didn't miss out on much. After so many temples and palaces, the scenery starts to repeat itself and it feels like your brain is going to throw up if you see one more. Ayutthaya is fairly close to Bangkok, about an hour away. According to our tour guide, Henry, Ayutthaya would have been one of the great wonders of the world if it existed till this day. At the peak, the city was covered in gold from India. Supposedly, the riches came from
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