Ruins

Ayuthaya - City of Ruins

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October 3rd 2006
Ayuthaya is great! I'm sitting in an inernet cafe waiting for a night train to Chaing Mai that leaves at 23:30. We've had a great couple of days here and have been staying in a hostle that is in an old teak wood house (Tony's Place). Ayuthaya, whoes names is dirived for the Sanskrit 'Ayodhya' which is the mythical Capital city of Lord Ram, is filled with amazing ruined temples, many of which were ... read more

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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