Linds vs Elephants

Old School Ayutthaya

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January 23rd 2008
We made a short day stop in Ayutthaya on the way to Chiang Mai. It is a cool little city and more rusticly Asian. We rented bicycles (pink with baskets and bells - sweet!) to tour the old sites. The mid-day sun proved a little much for us white Canadians (especially the little red-head!) We took a boat along the river canals and biked the rest. It was tough to fit us and our big bicyl ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more