Ayuthaya
October 21st 2006 A crippling 38°C and the usual sauna-like humidity made a hard slog of my attempt to cram Ayuthaya into one day. At least there weren't any of the sporadic monsoon rains to spoil the outing. There are some incredible Wats (temples / monasteries) at Ayuthaya, the old historic capital of Siam or second of four Capitals of Thailand (Bangkok being number four, Thonburi number three). Ayuthaya is abo
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